Things that gain from disorder, offers 61 reading recommendations in his own words. I wouldnt argue this is strictly necessary for talebs books though, if one is really calling you id start there instead. Ideally id like to jump to antifragile, but ive been told black swan should be read as a precursor. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black. Nassim nicholas taleb books list of books by author. Books by nassim nicholas taleb authors like nassim. The impact of the highly improbable by nassim nicholas taleb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Author and finance scholar nassim taleb tells tim adams why economics.
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Nassim nicholas taleb is an uncompromizing nononsense thinker for our times. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Taleb is a bestselling author, and has been a professor at several universities, currently. His books are informative and provocative, and leave you pondering their messages for years afterward. There are two places i was able to put together a nassim taleb reading list. See all books authored by nassim nicholas taleb, including the black swan. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets, and more on. Explore books by nassim nicholas taleb with our selection at.
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The impact of the highly improbable is a 2007 book by author and former options trader nassim nicholas taleb. Philosophical and practical aphorisms, and several more. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. He has spent his life immersing himself in problems of luck, uncertainty, probability, and knowledge, and he has led three highprofile careers around his ideas, as a man of letters, as a businessmantrader, and as a university professor and researcher. In which order should i read nassim n talebs books, or does it matter. Nassim taleb, the polarizing author of bestselling books the black swan and antifragile. Podcast skin in the game by nassim nicholas taleb books. Hidden asymmetries in daily life by taleb, nassim nicholas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nassim nicholas taleb spent twentyone years as a risk taker before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical, and mostly practical problems with probability. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most influential. Im a fan of reading books listening to anthologies sequentially as you can see the ideas form and change. Nassim used to have a list of books he recommended on his personal website. Fooled by randomness is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty. Taleb is the author of the incerto, a five volume philosophical essay on uncertainty published between 2001 and 2018 of which the most known books are the.
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Fortunately, this year, with skin in the game, we found out that he had more things to say on the matter. Nov 10, 2017 ive read them all and would recommend sequential as later books do refer back to previous ideas. Im really interested in starting one of nnts books today, just wondering should i start with black swan or fooled by randomness. Nassim nicholas taleb books and biography waterstones. The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. How to be rational about rationality incerto medium. In 2012, nassim taleb seemingly ended his incerto series of books with a book titled antifragile. Sep 27, 2019 in this episode, jason staples returns and joins erik rostad to discuss book 36 of 52 from the 2019 reading list skin in the game by nassim taleb. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. Lectures and lecture requests, lecture clients please refrain from offering honorary degrees, awards, listings in 100 most. In which order should i read nassim n talebs books, or does. Taleb calls this the black swan theory the book covers subjects relating to knowledge. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Nassim nicholas taleb is a lebaneseamerican essayist, scholar and statistician, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability and uncertainty.
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