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Fooled by Randomness

The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2005 · 368 pages

Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Malcolm Gladwell

About This Book

Investigates the outsized role of luck and uncertainty in financial markets and daily life. Taleb explores how humans tend to misinterpret random noise as meaningful patterns and signals, leading to significant errors in judgment.

Book Details

Published

2005

Pages

368

Language

en

ISBN

9780812975215

Awards & Recognition

Fortune's 75 Smartest Books of All TimeFinancial Times Best Business Book of the Year

Series

Part 1 of Incerto

Audiobook Available

8h 57m
Narrated by Joe Ochman

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