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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? What can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? And, 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. A rallying cry to ignore the 'experts', "The Black Swan" shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty.

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Review:
"The Black Swan changed my view of how the world works."--Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate

"Hugely enjoyable--compelling . . . easy to dip into."--"Financial Times
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"A masterpiece."--Chris Anderson, author of" The Long Tail "

"Idiosyncratically brilliant."--Niall Ferguson, "Los Angeles Times
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Praise for Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"The most prophetic voice of all.""--GQ"
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Praise for "The Black Swan"

"[A book] that altered modern thinking."--"The Times" (London)

"A masterpiece."--Chris Anderson, editor in chief of "Wired, "author of" The Long Tail"
" "
"Idiosyncratically brilliant."--Niall Ferguson, "Los Angeles Times"
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""The Black Swan" changed my view of how the world works."--Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate

"[Taleb writes] in a style that owes as much to Stephen Colbert as it does to Michel de Montaigne. . . . We eagerly romp with him through the follies of confirmation bias [and] narrative fallacy.""--The Wall Street Journal"
" "
"Hugely enjoyable--compelling . . . easy to dip into."--"Financial Times"
" "
"Engaging . . . "The Black Swan" has appealing cheek and admirable ambition.""--The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"The most prophetic voice of all.""--GQ"
" "
Praise for "The Black Swan"
"[A book] that altered modern thinking."--"The Times" (London)
"A masterpiece."--Chris Anderson, editor in chief of "Wired, "author of" The Long Tail"
" "
"Idiosyncratically brilliant."--Niall Ferguson, "Los Angeles Times"
" "
""The Black Swan" changed my view of how the world works."--Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate
"[Taleb writes] in a style that owes as much to Stephen Colbert as it does to Michel de Montaigne. . . . We eagerly romp with him through the follies of confirmation bias [and] narrative fallacy.""--The Wall Street Journal"
" "
"Hugely enjoyable--compelling . . . easy to dip into."--"Financial Times"
" "
"Engaging . . . "The Black Swan" has appealing cheek and admirable ambition.""--The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The most prophetic voice of all. " GQ"
""
Praise for "The Black Swan"
[A book] that altered modern thinking. "The Times" (London)
A masterpiece. Chris Anderson, editor in chief of "Wired, "author of" The Long Tail"
""
Idiosyncratically brilliant. Niall Ferguson, "Los Angeles Times"
""
"The Black Swan" changed my view of how the world works. Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate
[Taleb writes] in a style that owes as much to Stephen Colbert as it does to Michel de Montaigne. . . . We eagerly romp with him through the follies of confirmation bias [and] narrative fallacy. " The Wall Street Journal"
""
Hugely enjoyable compelling . . . easy to dip into. "Financial Times"
""
Engaging . . . "The Black Swan" has appealing cheek and admirable ambition. " The New York Times Book Review""

Praise for Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The most prophetic voice of all. GQ

Praise for The Black Swan
[A book] that altered modern thinking. The Times (London)
A masterpiece. Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired, author of The Long Tail

Idiosyncratically brilliant. Niall Ferguson, Los Angeles Times

The Black Swan changed my view of how the world works. Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate
[Taleb writes] in a style that owes as much to Stephen Colbert as it does to Michel de Montaigne. . . . We eagerly romp with him through the follies of confirmation bias [and] narrative fallacy. The Wall Street Journal

Hugely enjoyable compelling . . . easy to dip into. Financial Times

Engaging . . . The Black Swan has appealing cheek and admirable ambition. The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"The most prophetic voice of all."--GQ

Praise for The Black Swan

"[A book] that altered modern thinking."--The Times (London)

"A masterpiece."--Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired, author of The Long Tail

"Idiosyncratically brilliant."--Niall Ferguson, Los Angeles Times

"The Black Swan changed my view of how the world works."--Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate

"[Taleb writes] in a style that owes as much to Stephen Colbert as it does to Michel de Montaigne. . . . We eagerly romp with him through the follies of confirmation bias [and] narrative fallacy."--The Wall Street Journal

"Hugely enjoyable--compelling . . . easy to dip into."--Financial Times

"Engaging . . . The Black Swan has appealing cheek and admirable ambition."--The New York Times Book Review
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Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2007

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  • PublisherRandom House USA
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 0812979184
  • ISBN 13 9780812979183
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