The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
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Yeah, I agree 'fooled by randomness' could have been more to the point. I think the version I have has additions to it too. I just hope "The Black Swan" isn't just covering old ground.
The trouble with these sorts of books is that they are not all out entertainment and have to be written with a degree of intellectual rigor, which can often lead to a very good book being padded out with peer related stuff.
This book is one of those cross-over successes, which would firstly have had to gain the acceptance of the economics community before it went mainstream.
It's a fine balance that I guess is really difficult to get right.
- I think it's success is because of the nifty swan graphic on the cover and the clean black & white coloring motif.TheBlueOne