The Black Swan
Second Edition
Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb ISBN: 141034599 Published: 2010,May 11,First Published in ,2007A 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,…
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