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Skin in the game : hidden asymmetries in daily life / Nassim Nicholas Taleb

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdon : Allen Lane, c2018.Description: xiii, 279 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780241300657
  • 0241300657
  • 1400063515
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 003.54 TA BL
Summary: Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.
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"Originally published in trade paperback by Random House, in 2010. The first edition of this work was published in hardcover by Random House, in 2007"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-429) and index.

Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.

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