The Black Swan
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Allen Lane
Hardback
: 01 Dec 2011
£30.00
Synopsis
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 lovers tell us about probability? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that underlie our lives, from bestsellers to world disasters. Their impact is huge; they're impossible to predict; yet after they happen we always try to rationalize them. A rallying cry to ignore the 'experts', The Black Swan shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty.
Product details
Format :
Hardback
ISBN: 9781846145650
Size : 153 x 234mm
Pages : 480
Published : 01 Dec 2011
Publisher : Allen Lane
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The Black Swan
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
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