Taleb calls this the black swan theory the book covers subjects relating to knowledge. Antifragile, the black swan, fooled by randomness, the bed of procrustes. Nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, opacity, human error, risk. Extreme events and how to live with them by nassim nicholas taleb duration. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets. Feb 28, 2008 discover book depositorys huge selection of nassim nicholas taleb books online. Antifragile 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. The surprising power of ideas that dont make sense 2019, 55 this is a breakthrough book. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. My advice about reading these books is to read each of them more than once except fooled by randomness. Fooled by randomness 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. The impact of the highly improbable, the bed of procrustes.
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. Things that gain from disorder, offers 61 reading recommendations. Incerto, nassim nicholas taleb 9780399590450 boeken. Books by nassim nicholas taleb authors like nassim. Author and finance scholar nassim taleb tells tim adams why economics based on risk is a. Thankfully, with the help of the way back machine, i was able to access the entire archived list. Malcolm gladwell dan ariely michael lewis daniel kahneman robert b cialdini thomas friedman steven pinker dale carnegie daniel gilbert james surowiecki books by.
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. How to be rational about rationality incerto medium. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Taleb is a bestselling author, and has been a professor at several universities, currently. In which order should i read nassim n talebs books, or does.
The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets, the black swan. Fortunately, this year, with skin in the game, we found out that he had more things to say on the matter. Nassim nicholas taleb is one of the best thinkers about analyzing complex social problems and human behavior. The impact of the highly improbable, and fooled by randomness. 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. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most influential. I read antifragile first, followed by black swan, bed of procrustes and did not finish fooled by randomness. There are two places i was able to put together a nassim taleb reading list. Nassim nicholas taleb is a lebaneseamerican essayist, scholar and statistician, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability and uncertainty. Books by nassim nicholas taleb authors like nassim nicholas taleb what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Assume two people sober shooting at a target in, say, texas. Nassim nicholas talebs 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. Anyone interested in human behavior and its intersection with economics needs to. Ideally id like to jump to antifragile, but ive been told black swan should be read as a precursor.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Fooled by randomness by nassim nicholas taleb youtube. Nassim nicholas taleb books and biography waterstones. Things that gain from disorder incerto book 3 kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. In which order should i read nassim n talebs books, or. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. Nassim nicholas talebveteran trader, renowned risk expert, polymathic scholar, erudite raconteur, and new york times bestselling author of the black swan. In this episode, jason staples returns and joins erik rostad to discuss book 36 of 52 from the 2019 reading list skin in the game by nassim taleb. Fooled by randomness is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty. Explore books by nassim nicholas taleb with our selection at. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto series. 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. I wouldnt argue this is strictly necessary for talebs books though, if one is really calling you id start there instead. See all books authored by nassim nicholas taleb, including the black swan.
Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. Jan 28, 2014 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. Nassim nicholas taleb audio books, best sellers, author bio. Books recommended by nassim taleb bookadvice reading list. Read his biography, short summaries of his best books and his most memorable quotes here. Lectures and lecture requests, lecture clients please refrain from offering honorary degrees, awards, listings in 100 most. Once you get over the idea that youre reading some sort of popular economics book and realise that its basically nassim taleb s rules for life, its actually rather enjoyable.
In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto. Nassim nicholas taleb has 35 books on goodreads with 507956 ratings. However since once again he was explaining a concept barely even touched upon by writers and thinkers before him, he had first to explain what the name was. The impact of the highly improbable by nassim nicholas taleb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Im a fan of reading books listening to anthologies sequentially as you can see the ideas form and change. Apr 20, 2018 love him or hate him, nassim nicholas taleb is one of the worlds top intellectuals and maybe even the hottest thinker in the world right now. 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. Nassim nicholas taleb spent 21 years as a risk taker quantitative trader before becoming a flaneur and researcher in philosophical, mathematical and m. Nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan goodreads. Nassim nicholas taleb s most popular book is the black swan. Nassim nicholas taleb is an uncompromizing nononsense thinker for our times.
Nassim used to have a list of books he recommended on his personal website. The incerto book series by nassim nicholas taleb includes books fooled by randomness. Top 25 quotes by nassim nicholas taleb of 342 az quotes. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets, and more on. The top shooter has a bias, a systematic error, but on balance gets closer to. In which order should i read nassim n taleb s books, or does it matter. Im really interested in starting one of nnts books today, just wondering should i start with black swan or fooled by randomness.
What taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that not only gain. In which order should i read nassim n talebs books, or does it matter. His books are informative and provocative, and leave you pondering their messages for years afterward. Our perceptional apparatus makes mistakes distortions in order to lead to more precise actions on our parts. 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. List of books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb blog. In 2012, nassim taleb seemingly ended his incerto series of books with a book titled antifragile. Things that gain from disorder, offers 61 reading recommendations in his own words. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black. Philosophical and practical aphorisms, and several more. Nassim nicholas taleb books list of books by author.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading antifragile. The impact of the highly improbable is a 2007 book by author and former options trader nassim nicholas taleb. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. Author and finance scholar nassim taleb tells tim adams why economics. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto series be read. I wouldnt argue this is strictly necessary for taleb s books though, if one is really calling you id start there instead. Nassim taleb, the polarizing author of bestselling books the black swan and antifragile. Books by nassim nicholas taleb authors like nassim nicholas. Nassim nicholas taleb spent twentyone years as a risk taker before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical, and mostly practical problems with probability. Hidden asymmetries in daily life by taleb, nassim nicholas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Podcast skin in the game by nassim nicholas taleb books. 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. Nov 10, 2017 ive read them all and would recommend sequential as later books do refer back to previous ideas.
Sep 27, 2019 in this episode, jason staples returns and joins erik rostad to discuss book 36 of 52 from the 2019 reading list skin in the game by nassim taleb. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nassim nicholas taleb books online. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black swan. Nassim nicholas taleb books list of books by author nassim. The impact of the highly improbable, robustezza e fragilita. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. Ive read them all and would recommend sequential as later books do refer back to previous ideas.
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