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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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About the book

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable than it was.

Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world. Taleb is a vastly entertaining writer, with wit, irreverence, and unusual stories to tell. He has a polymathic command of subjects ranging from cognitive science to business to probability theory.

The Black Swan is a landmark book – itself a black swan.

Hugely enjoyable—compelling...easy to dip into.

Financial Times

Categories:

Economics Mathematics Finance Philosophy Science Sociology Business Psychology History Non-fiction

Language:

English

Length:

366 pages

Author:

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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