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The Black Swan: the Impact of the Highly Improbable (The Macat Library)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- EAN
- 9781912128204
- UPC
- 9781912128204
- ISBN
- 9781912128204
- MPN
- N/A
- Book Title
- The Black Swan: the Impact of the Highly Improbabl
- Item Length
- 19.8 cm
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- An Analysis of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's the Black Swan: the Impact of the Highly Improbable
- Item Height
- 198 mm
- Publisher
- Macat International Limited
- Subject
- Government
- Item Weight
- 113 g
- Item Width
- 129 mm
- Number of Pages
- 92 Pages
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One of the primary qualities of good creative thinking is an intellectual freedom to think outside of the box. Good creative thinkers resist orthodox ideas, take new lines of enquiry, and generally come at problems from the kinds of angles almost no one else could. And, what is more, when the ideas of creative thinkers are convincing, they can reshape an entire topic, and change the orthodoxy for good. Nassim Nicholas Taleb's 2007 bestseller The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable is precisely such a book: an entertaining, polemical, creative attack on how people in general, and economic experts in particular view the possibility of catastrophic events. Taleb writes with rare creative verve for someone who is also an expert in mathematics, finance, and epistemology (the philosophy of knowledge), and he martials all his skills to turn standard reasoning inside out. His central point is that far from being unimportant, extremely rare events are frequently the most important ones of all: it is highly improbable, but highly consequential occurrences - what he calls Black Swans - that have shaped history most. As a result, Taleb concludes, improbability is not a reason to act as if a possible event does not matter. Rather, it should inspire the opposite reaction.
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Publisher
Macat International Limited
ISBN-13
9781912128204
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239933169
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
92 Pages
Publication Name
An Analysis of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's the Black Swan: the Impact of the Highly Improbable
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
198 mm
Item Weight
113 g
Item Width
129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Series Title
The Macat Library
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- v***v (20)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI bought it for my mum's birthday and she loves it. It has good information and images explaining things in excellent detail. It arrived well packaged and in new condition as advertised. Simplybestprices was the cheapest I found on the internet, so I went with them. The only negative was with the shipping, not the product. I ordered in Dec 2024 and it took many weeks before getting shipping details and then the delivery date kept changing and moving later. It eventuallly arrived early Feb.Landscape in Ink and Coloured Pencil by Hanson, Helen [Paperback] (#186378092996)
- g***g (567)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis arrived today in excellent, clean condition and was carefully packed & dispatched. A very useful resource to get started on researching the needs of aging parents. There are four parts to this book. It addresses "at-home" care, residential care, finances and sources. Glossary included. I think this is good value for money and a great way to start targeted research. Knowing the questions to ask is the first thing (for me ) & is helpful. Great seller! Good communication. Thankyou.Aged Care, The complete Australian guide (Aged Care) by Nigol, Val (#186675425043)
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