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Fooled by randomnessNassim Nicholas Taleb
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Fooled by randomness

312 pagesFirst published 200119 editions · 5 languages
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"[Taleb is] Wall Street's principal dissident. . . . [Fooled By Randomness] is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Luther's ninety-nine theses were to the Catholic Church."--Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker Finally in paperback, the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about the markets and the world. This book is about luck: more precisely how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill--the world of business--Fooled by Randomness is an…

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Editions

19 editions · 5 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2012
    CITIC Press Corporation · 202 pages · 9787508633749
  • Audiobook · English · 2009
    Recorded Books · 9781436192774
  • Audiobook · English · 2008
    Gildan Media · 9781596592018
  • Hardcover · English · 2008
    Random House NY · 368 pages · 9781400067930
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Random House Publishing Group · 9781588367679
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    Penguin · 316 pages · 9780141032740
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