A hedge fund advised by nassim nicholas taleb posted a 4,000% return. Nassim nicholas taleb is a lebaneseamerican essayist, scholar and statistician, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability and uncertainty. The end of the world and the forging of christendom. An excellent book that has influenced my thinking more than almost any other, and continues to be a reference i go back to. The black swan report charlie rose nassim nicholas taleb. I read antifragile first, followed by black swan, bed of procrustes and did not finish fooled by randomness. The bestselling author of the black swan explains the concept of his new book, antifragile, and how we can thrive in a world that is unpredictable, chaotic and full of. Nassim nicholas taleb books list of books by author. Nassim taleb, the polarizing author of bestselling books the black swan and antifragile. I have read most everything nassim nicholas taleb has published. Nassim nicholas taleb is also the author of the black swan, antifragile and fooled by randomness among other books.
The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets, and more on. The black swan nassim nicholas taleb 1st hardcover w. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, the black swan will change the way you look at the world. The battle for global empire and the end of the ancient world. This is often discussed and apparently, people prefer machines because weight rooms in the gyms around the world are full of machines and the people in.
Skin in the game is nassim nicholas talebs fifth book. This book analyzes socalled black swansextremely unpredictable events that have massive impacts on human society. New book skin in the game, hidden asymmetries in daily life the fifth volume of the incerto. Nassim nicholas taleb nyu tandon school of engineering. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times.
His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as. Taleb is a bestselling author, and has been a professor at several universities. Artikelen van nassim nicholas taleb koop je eenvoudig online bij. The black swan nassim nicholas taleb 1st us edition, 2007 hardcover w dust jacket. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, and the bed of procrustes. He presents it sometimes as part of a triptych with his earlier works the black swan and antifragile, and at other times as a continuation, each book just as eve came out of adams ribs, seeding the central idea of the next. The black swan book summary by nassim nicholas taleb. My advice about reading these books is to read each of them more than once except fooled by randomness. Twice in nassim nicholas taleb s new book, he refers to hillary clinton as hillary monsantomalmaison, which doesnt quite have the punch of crooked hillary but equals it in contempt. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations 81 books. When, along with applied systems scientist dr joe norman, we first reacted to coronavirus on 25 january with the publication of an academic note urging caution, the virus had reportedly infected fewer than 2,000 people worldwide and fewer than 60 people were dead.
Although he spends most of his time as a flaneur, meditating in cafes across the planet, he is currently distinguished professor at new york university s tandon school of engineering. 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. A hedge fund advised by nassim nicholas taleb posted a. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nassim nicholas taleb books online. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. Forbes, 15 spectator, 16 new statesman nostalgia for the 19th century hobbyist, 17. Nassim nicholas taleb is a lebaneseamerican of antiochian greek descent essayist, scholar, statistician, and former option trader and risk analyst, whose work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. The argument of the new book is also immediately attractive. Nassim taleb, the polarizing author of bestselling books the black. The impact of the highly improbable, and fooled by randomness.
Nassim nicholas taleb spent twentyone years as a risk taker before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical, and mostly practical problems with probability. The impact of the highly improbable 1st by taleb, nassim nicholas isbn. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets 01 by nassim nicholas taleb isbn. Sitg as you can see on that website, the content of the new. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by. Bio to use for conferences i ncluding pictures please. A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nassim taleb, universa investments scientific advisor and distinguished professor of risk engineering at nyu, warned of an acute virus spreading throughout the planet in his 2007 book the black swan. Antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr.
For nassim nicholas taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Once you get over the idea that youre reading some sort of popular economics book and realise that its basically nassim talebs rules for life, its actually rather enjoyable. Here are the books that taleb listed as his favorites, reconstructed from this list. The impact of the highly improbable by nassim nicholas taleb. Taleb is a vastly entertaining writer, with wit, irreverence, and unusual stories to tell. The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto. As the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe, the stock market. Nassim nicholas taleb spent more than 20 years as a derivatives trader specializing in. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes.
See all books authored by nassim nicholas taleb, including the black swan. About incerto 4book bundle nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, opacity, human error, risk, disorder, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand, in nonoverlapping and standalone books. Nassim used to have a list of books he recommended on his personal website. Taleb explains the concepts of skin in the game and soul in the game.
Here is a quick description and cover image of book the black swan. In january, he also warned of the systemic risks of the coronavirus pandemic. Solid book on interventionism, should be mandatory reading in foreign affairs. 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 black swan and antifragile. Full version nassim nicholas taleb explains antifragile. This book builds on the black swan taleb puts forward evidence and definitions for fragility, robustness and antifragility, and explains where they apply in life, and why you want to strive for antifragility. Taleb is not a fan of economists paul krugman, richard thaler and behavioural economics. The hubris of predictions and our perpetual surprise when the notpredicted happens are themes of nassim nicholas taleb s engaging new book, the black swan.
He has been distinguished professor of risk engineering at new york. Nassim nicholas taleb on strength training, weightlifting. Nassim nicholas taleb shatters the theory that hard work, alone, will guarantee you fame and fortune. The book is part of talebs five volume series, titled the incerto including fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, the bed of procrustes 20102016, antifragile 2012, and skin in the game 2018. Books by nassim nicholas taleb nassim nicholas taleb average rating 3.
In this revelatory book, taleb will change the way you look at the world, and this second edition features a new philosophical and empirical essay, on robustness and fragility, which offers tools to navigate and exploit a black swan world. Also, please no documentary films, newspaper articles, book chapters, and interviews beyond book launches. Things that gain from disorder, offers 61 reading recommendations in his own words. The draft of the book is called silent risk and is available on taleb s website. A list of literature books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb.