As an admirer of nassim talebs earlier books, fooled by randomness and the black swan, i expected to find insight and wisdom along similar lines in antifragile. How to live in a world we dont understand by nassim. Siegel july 20 investment professionals know the value of a convex bond it gains more from falling rates than it loses from rising ones. It doesnt mean you need to be a hedge fund manager im not. But, according to nassim nicholas taleb, theres an entire class of other things that dont simply resist stress but actually grow, strengthen, or otherwise gain from unforeseen and otherwise unwelcome stimuli. I read antifragile first, followed by black swan, bed of procrustes and did not finish fooled by randomness.
Comments on nassim talebs the long peace is a statistical illusion steven pinker. Things that gain from disorder 2012, alongside fooled by randomness. The impact of the highly improbable 2007 fooled by randomness. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, antifragile, and skin in the game. Taleb calls this the black swan theory the book covers subjects relating to knowledge. I was surprised to learn that nassim taleb had a problem with my book the better angels of our nature, because its analysis of war and terrorism harmonizes with talebs signature themes. Nassim taleb on choosing the right book masculine books. Facebook forum limited to philosophical discussions, books in progress.
Conventional studies of uncertainty, whether in statistics, economics, finance or social science, have largely stayed close to the socalled bell curve, a symmetrical graph that represents a probability distribution. But, what do you think about his viewpoints when it comes to finance and investing. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets 2001 antifragile. The book focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier events and the human tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events, retrospectively. Media in category nassim nicholas taleb the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. The impact of the highly improbable is a 2007 book by author and former options trader nassim nicholas taleb.
Talebs five volume philosophical essay on uncertainty, titled the incerto, covers the following books. The impact of the highly improbable kindle edition. Nassim nicholas taleb empirical evidence that the boat is safe. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets, and more on. The hidden asymmetries in daily life 2018 the bed of procrustes. 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. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets 2005 and the black swan. Gq praise for the black swan a book that altered modern thinking. Nassim nicholas taleb is the founder of empirica capital llc, a hedge fund operator, and a fellow at the courant institute of mathematical sciences of new york university.
This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, and the bed of procrustes 20102016 and is the fourth book in the fivevolume. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Risk is both precautionary fragility based and evidentiary statistical based. Things that gain from disorder is a book by nassim nicholas taleb published on november 27, 2012, by random house in the united states and penguin in the united kingdom. Nassim nicholas taleb find out how to protect your nest egg, why steve jobs was an artisan but elon musk isnt, and so much more. A few days ago nassim taleb wrote on twitter what to look for when choosing books. Books antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb eleni panagiotarakou benefits from nassim nicholas talebs attack on the follies of overcautiousness antifragile. Nassim taleb, hedgefund adviser and author of the black swan, may be a prophet of doom when it comes to the perilous state of financial markets, but, in a rare splash of cheer, he says he. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto. The impact of the highly improbable 2007 completes nassim nicholas talebs. Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb bookadvice. In this book nassim taleb applies his observations and theories from the black swan event and fooled by randomness onto different aspects of life.
Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things, institutions, ways of life into three categories. Full version nassim nicholas taleb explains antifragile. Nassim nicholas taleb books list of books by author. Antifragile 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. The black swanauthor nassim nicolas taleb have published a list of his favorite books on his home page. Black swan author nassim taleb says dont worry about a trump presidency published thu, nov 3 2016 2.
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three. Please, no finance or similarly depraved topics, and no journalists. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. The facts are true, the news is fake incerto medium. He isnt involved in academia except at the peripheral level.
Taleb can write so originally in part because he has such a different background than the typical authors of these sorts of books. If you have read any of the previous taleb books, such as the black swan. Nassim taleb, the polarizing author of bestselling books the black swan and antifragile. Its an interesting collection, and every one is well worth reading. Nassim nicholas taleb is an uncompromizing nononsense thinker for our times. Taleb has made his living and a small fortune, now transformed into a large fortune by the 2008 market in an unusual way by financial speculation in contexts where he. See all books authored by nassim nicholas taleb, including the black swan. Radical philosopher nassim nicholas taleb offers a blueprint for how to live and thrive in a world we dont understand, and which is too. 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. Books by nassim nicholas taleb nassim nicholas taleb average rating 3. The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the. I am often asked by journalists for a list of my favorite books i dont know what favorite means for a. The impact of the highly improbable by taleb, nassim nicholas 1st first edition hardcover2007. Nassim taleb is a profound thinker and quite mysterious character, and to say his website still looks like it is stuck in the 90s is probably a compliment. Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement recommends his favorite novels and the best professional books the tartar steppe by dino buzzati taleb on his personal website. The impact of the highly improbable by taleb, nassim nicholas 1st first edition hardcover2007 taleb, nassim nicholas on. In january, he also warned of the systemic risks of the coronavirus.
Chris anderson, editor in chief of wired, author of the long tail idiosyncratically brilliant. The bed of procrustes is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. Things that gain from disorder 01 by taleb, nassim nicholas. Nassim taleb, in his exasperating but compelling book antifragile, praises things that gain from disorder people, policies and institutions designed to thrive on. To prevail in an uncertain world, get convex laurence b. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Things that gain from disorder is a book by nassim nicholas taleb published on november 27, 2012, by random house in the united states and. Why nassim taleb is still wrong mark gimeinthe big money published 11. Things that gain from disorder nassim nicholas taleb publisher.
The impact of the highly improbable, and fooled by randomness. Things that gain from disorder 2012 skin in the game. Talebs two previous books fooled by randomness and the black swan drew their appeal from being more narrowly focused on the failures. In his books on the importance of the improbable fooled by randomness and the black swan. Nassim nicholas taleb, brandon yarckin, chitpuneet mann, damir delic, mark spitznagel subjects. I am sure i am going to dislike nassim nicholas taleb. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile box by taleb, nassim nichol isbn.
Taleb, author of fooled by randomness and the black swan, talking about his new book. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, and the bed of procrustes. 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. As donald trump said the facts are true, the news is fake ironically at a press conference in which he suffered the same selective reporting as my rsa event. Lectures and lecture requests, lecture clients please refrain from offering honorary degrees, awards, listings in 100 most. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes.