Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588367673
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Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes. Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb–veteran trader, renowned risk expert, polymathic scholar, erudite raconteur, and New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan–has written a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill. This book is about luck–or more precisely, about how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill–the world of trading–Fooled by Randomness provides captivating insight into one of the least understood factors in all our lives. Writing in an entertaining narrative style, the author tackles major intellectual issues related to the underestimation of the influence of happenstance on our lives. The book is populated with an array of characters, some of whom have grasped, in their own way, the significance of chance: the baseball legend Yogi Berra; the philosopher of knowledge Karl Popper; the ancient world’s wisest man, Solon; the modern financier George Soros; and the Greek voyager Odysseus. We also meet the fictional Nero, who seems to understand the role of randomness in his professional life but falls victim to his own superstitious foolishness. However, the most recognizable character of all remains unnamed–the lucky fool who happens to be in the right place at the right time–he embodies the “survival of the least fit.” Such individuals attract devoted followers who believe in their guru’s insights and methods. But no one can replicate what is obtained by chance. Are we capable of distinguishing the fortunate charlatan from the genuine visionary? Must we always try to uncover nonexistent messages in random events? It may be impossible to guard ourselves against the vagaries of the goddess Fortuna, but after reading Fooled by Randomness we can be a little better prepared. Named by Fortune One of the Smartest Books of All Time A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year
Language: en
Pages: 368
Pages: 368
Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed
Language: en
Pages:
Pages:
Language: en
Pages: 1568
Pages: 1568
Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, opacity, human error, risk, disorder, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand, in nonoverlapping and standalone books. All four volumes—Antifragile, The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, and the expanded edition of The Bed of Procrustes, updated
Language: en
Pages: 1856
Pages: 1856
The landmark five-book series--now in a beautifully designed, cloth-bound deluxe hardcover boxed set The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don't understand the world, expressed in the form a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical,
Language: uk
Pages: 364
Pages: 364
Технологічна галузь не лише найдинамічніша в сучасному світі — вона здатна суттєво змінити наше життя в недалекому майбутньому. Які професії зникнуть, а які набиратимуть обертів? Які нові джерела прибутку з’являться в підприємців, а які бізнес-моделі перестануть працювати? Чого варто навчатися і в що інвестувати? Ви можете отримати максимум від цих
Language: uk
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
Успіх вашого бізнесу залежить від низки чинників, але один із перших — це ефективність відділу продажів. Саме команда продуктивних продавців може стати вашою суперсилою, яка допоможе випереджати конкурентів навіть у складні економічні часи. Як зробити із посереднього менеджера з продажів справжню зірку? Які вміння, знання та підходи впливають на ефективність
Language: en
Pages: 24
Pages: 24
ABOUT THE BOOK When I was in school I considered a career in finance. Or to be more embarrassingly precise, I considered becoming an accountant. I chose the appropriate subjects and got myself onto a business degree course. I was still only 19 and you could say I was following
Language: uk
Pages: 368
Pages: 368
Історія науки показує, як небезпечно бути переконаним у тому, що знаєш істину. Усі помилки — починаючи від уявлення, що Земля пласка, а Сонце обертається навколо неї — мають стати для нас попередженням і навчити піддавати сумнівам інформацію та не довіряти стереотипам. Генетик Девід Райх переконаний: геномна революція стрімко ламає наші
Language: en
Pages: 544
Pages: 544
Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, and The Bed
Language: uk
Pages: 408
Pages: 408
Бестселер The New York Times, який рекомендує прочитати співзасновник компанії Microsoft Білл Ґейтс.