The Black Swan - The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Paperback)

The phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty What 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

General

Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2008
First published:	February 2008
Authors:	Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	366
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-103459-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Information theory > General Promotions
LSN:	0-14-103459-9
Barcode:	9780141034591

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