Black swan : the impact of the highly improbable /

Taleb Nassim Nicholas

Black swan : the impact of the highly improbable / Nassim Nicholas Taleb. - New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2010. - xxxiii, 444 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.

9780812973815 (pbk.) : 17.00 USD


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