The Black Swan: The Impact Of The Highly Improbable

What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? What can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This title deals with this questions.

• | By (Author): Nassim Nicholas Taleb
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Feb 28, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 480 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0141034599
• | ISBN-13: 9780141034591