The black swan : (Record no. 10916)
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fixed length control field | 00812cam a2200157 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9781400063512 (hbk) : |
Terms of availability | 27.00 USD |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | TALEB Nassim Nicholas |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The black swan : |
Remainder of title | the impact of the highly improbable/ |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Random House, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xxviii, 366 p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | Black Swans are events that lie outside normal expectations, that have great impact, and despite being entirely unpredictable are subsequently subjected to human efforts to explain them and thus make them predictable. The book is an exploration of the concept of uncertainty and the problems inherent in predicting the future. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | UNCERTAINTY |
General subdivision | INFORMATION THEORY |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | UNCERTAINTY |
General subdivision | SOCIAL ASPECTS |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | FORECASTING |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 25237-1001 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 05/02/2009 | 16 | 003.54 TAL | 25237-1001 | 08/05/2023 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |