Nassim Nicholas Taleb - The Black Swan, Second Edition

Jun 30 2010 7:00 pm
Jun 30 2010 8:00 pm
Before 1697, Europeans believed all swans were white. The improbable, but real, existence of undreamed of black swans is the point of departure for Taleb’s best-selling book (now in paperback) on forecasting the future. Whether it’s the stock market, an actuarial table, or a flight overseas, Taleb, author of Fooled by Randomness, argues that past experience can tell us only so much—it’s that rare, unpredictable event that determines an outcome.

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility" (Paperback)

By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$17.00
ISBN-13: 9780812973815
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 5/2009
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