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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether…
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In his most provocative and practical book yet, the New York Times -bestselling author of The Black Swan challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and…
Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, and why is what we call efficient is not efficient at all? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on…
With fifty percent more material than the hardcover –Page 4 of cover.
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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…
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Shares philosophical insights into how adversity and chaos can bring out the best in individuals and communities, drawing on multiple disciplines to consider various topics.
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Maximilian Hirner
The inspiration for this book came from the best aphorists of world history: Lichtenberg, Montaigne, Goethe, Nietzsche, Karl Kraus, and of course Nassim Nicholas Taleb.If you want to dig deeper…
Mark Spitznagel
What is a safe haven?
What role should they play in an investment portfolio? Do we use them only to seek shelter until the passing of financial storms? Or are…
Tom Holland
In celebration of Abacus’s 50th anniversary, a reissue of the provocative history that reimagines the development of the Western mind. With a new Introduction by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of…
A reference to the complexities of the options market with clear explanations of all various forms of risk, this text presents real-world risk management and arbitrage techniques and strategies.
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The founder of a trading firm and risk management organization argues that randomness and probability have a profound influence on human life, as well as the consistent inability of humans…
The landmark five-book series-all together in one boxed set
The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don’t understand the…
A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yetcauses massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Talebshows in a playful way that black swan…
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; and it carries a massive impact. This work also concocts an explanation that makes it…
Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life, and discusses why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate…
The landmark five-book series-now in a beautifully designed, cloth-bound deluxe hardcover boxed set
The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when…
Traditional Chinese edition of Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
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Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Conversation Starters
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life, Nassim Taleb’s newest book, goes against the grain when it comes…
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Summary of The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Includes Analysis Preview: The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a philosophical treatment of Taleb’s research on highly improbable…
Eric R. Lybeck
Europeans once thought all swans were white, and white’ was part of how they defined ‘swan.’ Then black swans were discovered, and the definition changed forever. I
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Conversation Starters
The Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb released his bestselling book Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder in…
Jim Gatheral
Praise for The Volatility Surface I’m thrilled by the appearance of Jim Gatheral’s new book The Volatility Surface. The literature on stochastic volatility is vast, but difficult to penetrate and…
‘If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed … Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and…
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Arthur De Vany
Disease-free and strikingly fit, 72-year-old De Vany–grandfather of the Paleo lifestyle movement–is living proof that it pays to live like a caveman. In The New Evolution Diet, De Vany offers…
Edward O. Thorp
The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a…
Carlo M. Cipolla
The first UK and US publication of the classic international bestseller that set out to detect, understand and neutralise the most powerful dark force known to man: stupidity.
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An earlier version of ‘The basic laws of human stupidity was self-published in Italy by Carlo M. Cipolla and privately available in 1976 –Copyright page.
M Spitznagel
Investments covered and evaluated include precious metals, commodities, US treasuries, currencies and cryptocurrencies, real estate, art, equity strategies, hedge funds, risk parity, CTAs, CDSs, VIX, and tail-hedging.
