Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets [Paperback]

...A wise and readable guide to clearer thinking, drawing on insights from thinkers ranging from George Soros to Yogi Berra. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

...brilliant and entertaining... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

... it is important to remember, as Taleb shows in his charming and colorful book, that randomness can fool us... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Taleb, by contrast, has constructed a trading philosophy predicted entirely on the existence of black swans... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Fooled by Randomness is a fascinating read and, unusual in a book about such complex topics, an entertaining read as well. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Antidote to the hundreds of titles that will be published this year promising unbeatable strategies for reaping rich rewards from the stock markets.... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A rare intellectual treat for the Christmas break. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'One of the smartest books of all time'

'An iconoclastic tour de force ... nothing escapes his Exocets'

'Excellent and thought-provoking ... an entertaining book'

'Wall Street's principal dissident'

'Brilliant'

excellent and thought-provoking.... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Taleb will prompt readers to think carefully about the nature of success and the role of chance, both in finance and in life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

...explores why so many of us seem to underestimate the role of chance in creating the world's greatest success stories... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Writing in a narrative and entertaining style, the author explores how random events can be disguised and preceived as non-random or determined. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable? This book is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. It is all about luck: more precisely, how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the markets - we hear an entrepreneur has 'vision' or a trader is 'talented', but all too often their performance is down to chance rather than skill. It is only because we fail to understand probability that we continue to believe events are non-random, finding reasons where none exist. This irreverent bestseller has shattered the illusions of people around the world by teaching them how to recognize randomness. Now it can do the same for you.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb spends most of his time as a flâneur, meditating in cafés across the planet. A former trader, he is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University. His

books Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan have been published in thirty-one languages.