Black swan : the impact of the highly improbable

By:

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2010.Edition: 2nd ed., Random trade pbk. edDescription: xxxiii, 444 pISBN:

081297381X
9780812973815 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

003.54 TAL

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Summary: Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.

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"Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso.

Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.

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