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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
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Finally in paperback, here is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. This book is about luck: more precisely, about how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences.Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in... show more
Finally in paperback, here is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. This book is about luck: more precisely, about how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences.Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill - the markets - Fooled by Randomness is an irreverent, iconoclastic, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining multidisciplinary exploration of one of the least und..erstood forces in all of our lives.
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ISBN: 9780812975219
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: Polski
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Taleb would have done himself a favor by placing part III at the front of the book, then proceed to call everyone out. I am reminded of this scene in patch Adams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNN6FI1Gcr8Just because you are an intellectual, doesn't mean you have to be a jerk to make a point.
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4.0 Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Interesting thought exercise - challenges how you think about every statistic you hear from now on.The book seemed to deal fairly with every topic and person covered. Some criticize the book for not providing enough "hard science", but that's part of the point of the book: "hard science" isn't bein...
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