Fooled by Randomness (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved Timothy Gray’s request to change the title of Fooled by Randomness 3 weeks ago.

Timothy Gray changed the title of Fooled by Randomness 3 weeks ago.

Shelfari edited the description of Fooled by Randomness 3 weeks ago.

• “<Taleb is> Wall Street’s principal dissident. . . . <Fooled By Randomness> is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Luther’s ninety-nine theses were to the Catholic Church.” – Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker Finally in paperback, 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–the world of business– Fooled by Randomness is an irreverent, iconoclastic, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining exploration of one of the least understood forces in all of our lives.

Abinadi Ayerdis edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of Fooled by Randomness 3 weeks ago.

• Added: You are fooled by randomness. Just accept it.

Shelfari edited the description of Fooled by Randomness Saturday, August 1 2009.

• “<Taleb is> Wall Street’s principal dissident. . . . <Fooled By Randomness> is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Luther’s ninety-nine theses were to the Catholic Church.” – Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker Finally in paperback, 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–the world of business– Fooled by Randomness is an irreverent, iconoclastic, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining exploration of one of the least understood forces in all of our lives.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Fooled by Randomness Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Nassim Taleb: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Fooled by Randomness Friday, July 17 2009.

• Nero Tulip became obsessed with trading after witnessing a strange scene one spring day as he was visiting the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.