The black swan : (Record no. 10916)

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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
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total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
    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