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  The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Paperback) By (author) Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  

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  Short Description for The Black SwanA black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yetcauses massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Talebshows in a playful way that black swan events explain almost everything aboutour world.
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  • Publisher: Random House Trade
  • Published: 01 May 2010
  • Format: Paperback 400 pages
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  • Categories: Information Theory | Management & Management Techniques | Knowledge Management | Philosophy
  • ISBN 13: 9780812973815 ISBN 10: 081297381X
  • Sales rank: 2,529

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• A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events explain almost everything about our world, and yet we--especially the experts--are blind to them. In this second edition, Taleb has added a new essay, " On Robustness and Fragility," which offers tools to navigate and exploit a Black Swan world. *2nd Edition, With a new essay: "On Robustness and Fragility"