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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

Hardcover • 2008 • English

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

By Nassim Nicholas Taleb

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

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, and The Bed of Procrustes . Now in a striking new hardcover edition, Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Tal...Show more

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ISBN

9781400067930

Publisher

Random House (NY)

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

Format

Hardcover

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