The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Title:
The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Author:
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
480 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780141034591
EAN:
9780141034591
Classifications:
Research and information: general
Weight (g):
466
Dimensions (mm):
197 x 129 x 28
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£12.37
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Description
The phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertaintyWhat have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that underlie our lives, from bestsellers to world disasters. Their impact is huge; they're impossible to predict; yet after they happen we always try to rationalize them. 'Taleb is a bouncy and even exhilarating guide ... I came to relish what he said, and even develop a sneaking affection for him as a person' Will Self, Independent on Sunday'He leaps like some superhero of the mind' Boyd Tonkin, Independent
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