The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: “On Robustness and Fragility”
- ISBN13: 9780812973815
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
A 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, On Robustness and Fragility, which offers tools to navigate and exploit a Black Swan world.
*2nd Edition, With a new essay: “On Robustness and Fragility”Amazon.com Review
Bestselling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb continues his exploration of randomness in his fascinating new book, The Black Swan, in which he examines the influence of highly improbable and unpredictable events that have massive impact. Engaging and enlightening, The Black Swan is a book that may change the way you think about the world, a book that Chris Anderson calls, “a delightful romp through history, … More >> The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: “On Robustness and Fragility”
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 am
I couldn’t get past ALL the grammatical errors, a split infinitive on every second page it seems, and the sexist langauge, always using “he” as the generic reaslly put me off. Didn’t this have an editor? I bought 2 copies, 1 for me and 1 for a present, and BOTH books have black splotches of ink all over the pages in at least 30% of the book! Not impressed at all. It was not an easy read – he bashes philosophers (I have no problem with that), but then seems to fall into the same philagonist tone as those philosophers with whom he takes exception! Facts were great, but an editor would have helped! Did not enjoy, most disappointing. The publisher’s fault, poorly presented. Rating: 1 / 5
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:28 am
My Husband loves reading Black Swan. But very deep. He tells me all about the book. I will try reading it when he is finished. Thanks Rating: 4 / 5
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:09 am
Actually I love this book and can’t get enough Taleb, mostly additionally, in the form of podcasts. I just couldn’t help but posting a comment on the quality of the paper and the binding. Especially a book like this which is full of fascinating facts and figures you’re going to want to put your finger on later, you might be inclined to highlight, right? The ink bleeds right through the paper to the other side. How frustrating. I buy hardbacks knowing that the paperback paper is too thin to highlight. Is this how it’s going to be now? There are other indications of cost cutting. The binding ripping after one reading. Inside cover full of bubbles where the glue didn’t quite catch. Especially with a Black Swan of a blockbuster hit, couldn’t you spend the extra couple of cents to make a quality product? Rating: 1 / 5
May 22nd, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Often felt like author was making a case on how smart he is, which was distracting. He did have some good points and overall the book was a good read. Rating: 3 / 5
May 22nd, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Although I’m a fan of Nassim , I didn’t care as much for this book as I did his others . Rating: 4 / 5