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Antifragile (2012)
Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller THE BLACK SWAN, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a deceptively simple concept: the “antifragile.” Like the Greek hydra that grows two heads for each one it loses, people, systems, and institutions that are antifragile not only... (learn more about this book)
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The Bed of Procrustes (2010)
Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan , this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect. The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either... (learn more about this book)
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The Black Swan (2007)
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan;... (learn more about this book)
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Fooled by Randomness (2001)
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about the markets and the world. This book is about luck: more precisely how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill –... (learn more about this book)
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Dynamic Hedging
Managing Vanilla and Exotic Options
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Dynamic Hedging is the definitive source on derivatives risk. It provides a real-world methodology for managing portfolios containing any nonlinear security. It presents risks from the vantage point of the option market maker and arbitrage operator. The only book about derivatives risk written by... (learn more about this book)
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TransicionesEl cisne negro
El impacto de lo altamente improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Un «cisne negro» es un hecho improbable, cuyas consecuencias son importantes y todas las explicaciones que se puedan ofrecer a posteriori no tienen en cuenta el azar y sólo buscan encajar lo imprevisible en un modelo perfecto. El éxito de Google y YouTube, y hasta el 11-S, son «cisnes negros».... (learn more about this book)
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Magure (JPN)
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
ウォール街のプロが顧客に最も読ませたくない本! 不確実性科学の大学教授にしてトレーダーの鬼才が、金融市場と日常で「偶然」が果たしている役割と人間心理の不思議な関係を解明する。 フィナンシャル・タイムズ紙の「年間ビジネス書No.1」受賞、フォーチュン誌の「史上最高の知的な書」選出など、世界の一流経済紙誌が絶賛! 全米話題騒然のベストセラー、待望の邦訳! 投資は運か実力か? 人はどうして、投資で儲かると自分の実力だと思い込み、損をすると運が悪かったと思うのか?... (learn more about this book)
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Le cygne noir (French Edition)
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
496pages. in8. Broché. Quel est le point commun entre l'invention de la roue, Pompéi, le krach boursier de 1987, Harry Potter et Internet? Pourquoi ne devrait-on jamais lire un journal ni courir pour attraper un train? Que peuvent nous apprendre les amants de Catherine de Russie sur les... (learn more about this book)
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