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This is a brand new paperback copy of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder." It was published by Random House Publishing Group in 2014 and has 544 pages. The book is written in English and falls under the genres of computers, psychology, business and economics, social science, and philosophy. The narrative type of the book is nonfiction and it explores topics such as information theory, future studies, decision-making and problem-solving, general, movements/phenomenology, and investments and securities/stocks. The book measures 7.9 inches in length, 5.1 inches in width, and 1.2 inches in height. It weighs 12.8 ounces and is a trade paperback format.

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Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes . Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls "antifragile" is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. In Antifragile, Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary, and proposes that things be built in an antifragile manner. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. Furthermore, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors and protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, and why is what we call "efficient" not efficient at all? Why do government responses and social policies protect the strong and hurt the weak? Why should you write your resignation letter before even starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? The book spans innovation by trial and error, life decisions, politics, urban planning, war, personal finance, economic systems, and medicine. And throughout, in addition to the street wisdom of Fat Tony of Brooklyn, the voices and recipes of ancient wisdom, from Roman, Greek, Semitic, and medieval sources, are loud and clear. Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb's message is revolutionary: The antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it. Praise for Antifragile "Ambitious and thought-provoking . . . highly entertaining." -- The Economist "A bold book explaining how and why we should embrace uncertainty, randomness, and error . . . It may just change our lives." -- Newsweek

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812979680
ISBN-13
9780812979688
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172877468

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Book Title
Antifragile : Things That Gain from Disorder
Author
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Information Theory, Future Studies, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, General, Movements / Phenomenology, Investments & Securities / Stocks
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Computers, Psychology, Business & Economics, Social Science, Philosophy
Number of Pages
544 Pages

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Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz

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Series Volume Number
3
Lc Classification Number
Q375.T348 2014
Reviews
"Ambitious and thought-provoking . . . highly entertaining." -- The Economist "A bold book explaining how and why we should embrace uncertainty, randomness, and error . . . It may just change our lives." -- Newsweek "Revelatory . . . [Taleb] pulls the reader along with the logic of a Socrates." -- Chicago Tribune "Startling . . . richly crammed with insights, stories, fine phrases and intriguing asides . . . I will have to read it again. And again." --Matt Ridley, The Wall Street Journal "Trenchant and persuasive . . . Taleb's insatiable polymathic curiosity knows no bounds. . . . You finish the book feeling braver and uplifted." -- New Statesman "Antifragility isn't just sound economic and political doctrine. It's also the key to a good life." -- Fortune "At once thought-provoking and brilliant." --Los Angeles Times "[Taleb] writes as if he were the illegitimate spawn of David Hume and Rev. Bayes, with some DNA mixed in from Norbert Weiner and Laurence Sterne. . . . Taleb is writing original stuff--not only within the management space but for readers of any literature--and . . . you will learn more about more things from this book and be challenged in more ways than by any other book you have read this year. Trust me on this." -- Harvard Business Review "By far my favorite book among several good ones published in 2012. In addition to being an enjoyable and interesting read, Taleb's new book advances general understanding of how different systems operate, the great variation in how they respond to unthinkables, and how to make them more adaptable and agile. His systemic insights extend very well to company-specific operational issues--from ensuring that mistakes provide a learning process to the importance of ensuring sufficient transparency to the myriad of specific risk issues." --Mohamed El-Erian, CEO of PIMCO, Bloomberg From the Hardcover edition.
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2013-431100
Dewey Decimal
155.2/4
Series
Incerto Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by balph13Mar 18, 2021
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It's a breath of fresh air to read such a book that cover so much from a very honest writer. The book covers a wide variety of topics and full of life wisdom. Mr. Taleb is definitely a great teacher and writer and now I plan to read all his books so I get the most wisdom possible from this wizard.
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by captncujoJul 24, 2019
Taleb at his finest
Taleb at his finest. Read all four books in the INCERTO for a wild ride that will challenge you intellectually and make you question much of what you see happening around you every day. Antifragile my be the best of the four. Highly Recommended!
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