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 work is groundbreaking and is the type of literature that will. Nassim taleb, the polarizing author of bestselling books the black swan and antifragile. Drogo whiles away his youth in patient service, waiting for the enemy to come. Books go search todays deals best sellers find a gift customer service.
This week were going to take a look at recommended books from nassim taleb. Book recommendations from nassim taleb farnam street. Nassim nicholas taleb spent twentyone years as a risk taker before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical, and mostly practical problems with probability. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. His focus in on how different systems handle disorder. Taleb nassim, first edition abebooks shop for books. Antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. Read his biography, short summaries of his best books and his most memorable quotes here. Taleb explains the concepts of skin in the game and soul in the game. What inferences have you made from nassim talebs books antifragile, black swan and. Feb 28, 2008 discover book depositorys huge selection of nassim nicholas taleb books online.
Lectures and lecture requests, lecture clients please refrain from offering honorary degrees, awards, listings in 100 most. 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. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. But if you are going to read it then you must commit to reading it at least two or three times to let it. Nassim nicholas talebs most popular book is the black swan. Avec ce provocant paradoxe, nassim nicholas taleb, lauteur du bestseller le. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read skin in the game. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. 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. 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 taleb is a lebaneseamerican essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. Thankfully, with the help of the way back machine, i was able to access the entire archived list.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of nassim nicholas taleb books online. Nassim nicholas taleb quotes author of the black swan. The incerto by nassim taleb all 5 books in one hour. If there is a book missing, please leave a comment with a reference. Oct 31, 2019 ive perused every one of the four of talebs books and fooled by randomness still stands apart as my top choice. In 2012, nassim taleb seemingly ended his incerto series of books with a book titled antifragile.
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. Hidden asymmetries in daily life ebook written by nassim nicholas taleb. Home book recommendations 74 books recommended by nassim taleb. 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. Author and finance scholar nassim taleb tells tim adams why economics based on risk is a recipe for disaster published.
I have read his other books and they are all good but antifragile is the synthesis of all of his ideas. The impact of the highly improbable, and fooled by randomness. If you mean fair in the sense of judiciously weighting the entire work and indicating points of agreement and disagreement, then no. The impact of the highly improbable by taleb, nassim nicholas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Things that gain from disorder, offers 61 reading recommendations in his own words.
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. Books on economics and scifi recommended by paul krugman. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets incerto book 1. The impact of the highly improbable by nassim nicholas taleb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Taleb is not a fan of economists paul krugman, richard thaler and behavioural economics. Antifragile, nassim nicholas talebs followup to his black swan, argues that top down efforts to eliminate volatility in public and. A compendium of book recommendations that nassim taleb has made over the years all in one shareable place. Nassim talebs the incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, and randomness in a world we dont understand. Nassim nicholas taleb audio books, best sellers, author bio. Nassim taleb recommends his favorite novels and the.
Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement dr. Chris anderson, editor in chief of wired, author of the long tail idiosyncratically brilliant. Top 25 quotes by nassim nicholas taleb of 342 az quotes. Nassim used to have a list of books he recommended on his personal website. Nassim nicholas taleb books list of books by author. Fortunately, this year, with skin in the game, we found out that he had more things to say on the matter. The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark. 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. Nassim nicholas talebs advice on borrowing money and.
The incerto by nassim taleb all 5 books in one hour summary. One of the richest men in the world recommends novels and a couple books on business. 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. Philosophical and practical aphorisms by nassim nicholas taleb date read. The hidden role of chance in life and the markets by nassim nicholas taleb published on 23rd august 2005. See all books authored by nassim nicholas taleb, including the black swan. Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb the ceo library. Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement recommends his favorite novels and the best. Nassim nicholas talebs advice on borrowing money and getting. May 04, 2020 nassim talebs the incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, and randomness in a world we dont understand.
Oct 25, 2018 home book recommendations 74 books recommended by nassim taleb. Please vote and do not add books taleb has not explicitly recommended. 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. 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. Everybody ought to profoundly comprehend the survivorship and knowing the past inclinations, just as the distinction between restrictive and unequivocal likelihood. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan.
Gq praise for the black swan a book that altered modern thinking. 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. Todays deals best sellers find a gift customer service. 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. Taken from his writings, interviews, lectures, and amazon. Talebs five volume philosophical essay on uncertainty, titled the incerto, covers the following books.
Is nassim talebs criticism of steven pinkers work fair. 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. Thinking, fast and slow by daniel kahneman, birth of a theorem. Fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, the bed of procrustes 2010, antifragile 2012, and skin in the game 2018. Praise for nassim nicholas taleb the most prophetic voice of all. Antifragile summary by nassim taleb part 2 youtube. Nassim nicholas taleb has 35 books on goodreads with 521104 ratings. The better angels of our nature is a wonderful bookinsightful, carefully argued and gracefully written. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets, and more on. Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb bookadvice. 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. Great introduction to talebs take on uncertainty, which he discusses in detail in his other books that make up the incerto series.
Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations 81 books. 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. Dec 03, 2012 antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. What i learned losing a million dollars by jim paul. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Fooled by randomness gives an enrapturing knowledge into one of the least comprehended factors in for our entire lives. 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. It was originally published in november 2016 including only the first four books. Writing in an engaging account style, the writer handles significant scholarly issues identified. Author nassim nicholas taleb interviewed about his book skin in the game by author and journalist katrine marcal. Fooled by randomness pdf by nassim nicholas taleb bookspdf4free. Antifragile, fooled by randomness, and the black swan.