Philosophical and practical aphorisms by nassim nicholas taleb date read. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Oct 31, 2019 ive perused every one of the four of talebs books and fooled by randomness still stands apart as my top choice. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations 81 books. It was originally published in november 2016 including only the first four books. Is nassim talebs criticism of steven pinkers work fair.
Nassim nicholas taleb has 35 books on goodreads with 521104 ratings. Hidden asymmetries in daily life ebook written by nassim nicholas taleb. Nassim nicholas talebs most popular book is the black swan. Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement dr. 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. Antifragile summary by nassim taleb part 2 youtube. Nassim nicholas talebs advice on borrowing money and getting. Author and finance scholar nassim taleb tells tim adams why economics based on risk is a recipe for disaster published. But if you are going to read it then you must commit to reading it at least two or three times to let it. Fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, the bed of procrustes 2010, antifragile 2012, and skin in the game 2018.
Nassim nicholas taleb quotes author of the black swan. In 2012, nassim taleb seemingly ended his incerto series of books with a book titled antifragile. Nassim nicholas taleb spent two decades as a risk taker before becoming a fulltime essayist and scholar focusing on practical and philosophical problems with chance, luck, and probability. The impact of the highly improbable by taleb, nassim nicholas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The better angels of our nature is a wonderful bookinsightful, carefully argued and gracefully written.
If there is a book missing, please leave a comment with a reference. Nassim taleb, the polarizing author of bestselling books the black swan and antifragile. Taleb explains the concepts of skin in the game and soul in the game. Chris anderson, editor in chief of wired, author of the long tail idiosyncratically brilliant. Author nassim nicholas taleb interviewed about his book skin in the game by author and journalist katrine marcal.
Drogo whiles away his youth in patient service, waiting for the enemy to come. Nassim nicholas taleb spent twentyone years as a risk taker before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical, and mostly practical problems with probability. Read his biography, short summaries of his best books and his most memorable quotes here. The impact of the highly improbable by nassim nicholas taleb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Please vote and do not add books taleb has not explicitly recommended. Fooled by randomness gives an enrapturing knowledge into one of the least comprehended factors in for our entire lives. One of the richest men in the world recommends novels and a couple books on business. Apr 20, 2018 nassim nicholas taleb has never borrowed a cent in his life the author of the black swan and skin in the game on what its like to have true financial freedom. Great introduction to talebs take on uncertainty, which he discusses in detail in his other books that make up the incerto series.
His work is groundbreaking and is the type of literature that will. Avec ce provocant paradoxe, nassim nicholas taleb, lauteur du bestseller le. Oct 25, 2018 home book recommendations 74 books recommended by nassim taleb. Nassim used to have a list of books he recommended on his personal website. What i learned losing a million dollars by jim paul. Although he spends most of his time as a flaneur, meditating in cafes across the planet, he is currently distinguished professor at new york universitys tandon school of. A compendium of book recommendations that nassim taleb has made over the years all in one shareable place. 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. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets, and more on. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nassim nicholas taleb books online. Books on economics and scifi recommended by paul krugman. 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. See all books authored by nassim nicholas taleb, including the black swan. Lectures and lecture requests, lecture clients please refrain from offering honorary degrees, awards, listings in 100 most.
The impact of the highly improbable, and fooled by randomness. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. The incerto by nassim taleb all 5 books in one hour summary. May 04, 2020 nassim talebs the incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, and randomness in a world we dont understand. Desolation, the fading quest for glory, and unfulfilled dreams are set against the backdrop of a military outpost in the mountains overlooking the vast tartar steppe. Writing in an engaging account style, the writer handles significant scholarly issues identified. Antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. I have read his other books and they are all good but antifragile is the synthesis of all of his ideas.
Book recommendations from nassim taleb farnam street. The incerto by nassim taleb all 5 books in one hour. What i learned losing a million dollars by jim paul 4. Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb the ceo library. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read skin in the game.
Apr 21, 2019 6 videos play all nassim taleb books the incerto series the swedish investor i will teach you to be rich by ramit sethi duration. Home book recommendations 74 books recommended by nassim taleb. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. Everybody ought to profoundly comprehend the survivorship and knowing the past inclinations, just as the distinction between restrictive and unequivocal likelihood.
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. What inferences have you made from nassim talebs books antifragile, black swan and. Antifragile, fooled by randomness, and the black swan. Dec 03, 2012 antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark.
The hidden role of chance in life and the markets by nassim nicholas taleb published on 23rd august 2005. Second edition 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. Nassim nicholas talebs advice on borrowing money and. Praise for nassim nicholas taleb the most prophetic voice of all. Top 25 quotes by nassim nicholas taleb of 342 az quotes. Nassim nicholas taleb has never borrowed a cent in his life the author of the black swan and skin in the game on what its like to have true financial freedom. 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. Nassim talebs the incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, and randomness in a world we dont understand. Fooled by randomness pdf by nassim nicholas taleb bookspdf4free.
Thinking, fast and slow by daniel kahneman, birth of a theorem. If you mean fair in the sense of judiciously weighting the entire work and indicating points of agreement and disagreement, then no. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most influential books since world war ii. Taken from his writings, interviews, lectures, and amazon.
Todays deals best sellers find a gift customer service. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets incerto book 1. Fortunately, this year, with skin in the game, we found out that he had more things to say on the matter. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes.
Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb bookadvice. 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. Talebs five volume philosophical essay on uncertainty, titled the incerto, covers the following books. 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. Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement recommends his favorite novels and the best. This week were going to take a look at recommended books from nassim taleb. Taleb is not a fan of economists paul krugman, richard thaler and behavioural economics. Nassim nicholas taleb audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Thankfully, with the help of the way back machine, i was able to access the entire archived list. Antifragile, nassim nicholas talebs followup to his black swan, argues that top down efforts to eliminate volatility in public and. Nassim nicholas taleb is a lebaneseamerican essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. Books go search todays deals best sellers find a gift customer service. Taleb nassim, first edition abebooks shop for books. 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.
His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most influential books since world war ii known for applied epistemology, antifragility, black. Feb 28, 2008 discover book depositorys huge selection of nassim nicholas taleb books online. Nassim taleb recommends his favorite novels and the. His focus in on how different systems handle disorder. Things that gain from disorder, offers 61 reading recommendations in his own words. Gq praise for the black swan a book that altered modern thinking.