What i learned losing a million dollars by jim paul. Wayne, i received a link and a query from my young, independentminded friend. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations last addition june 2019. I think taleb is an energetic and smart guy, who talks fast. May 11, 2010 much of the book reads like a selfaggrandizing rant. Dear young friend, when i arrived in tampa, santa delivered a copy of nassim talebs book the black swan, which i read and enjoyed. The statistical mechanics of financial markets by johannes. His new book, skin in the game, put me in mind of the final scene of the godfather or reservoir dogs. Book lists from barack obama, steve jobs, mark cuban, bill gates and others. A compendium of book recommendations that nassim taleb has made over the years all in one shareable place.
Antifragile is enjoyable but the idea is not that novel. Nassim nicholas taleb, brandon yarckin, chitpuneet mann, damir delic, mark spitznagel subjects. I am interested in decision making under opacity when we dont know whats going on without being harmed by mistakes, disorder, and volatility, and be potentially helped by them. Skip the book and listen to one of talebs lectures instead. Policy wonks, corporate executives, many academics, bankers and most journalists dont. The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. People who say they give it to charity, thats a nono in my book. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations bookauthority. Nassim nicholas taleb spent two decades as a trader and risk taker before becoming a fulltime essayist and scholar focusing on practical, philosophical, and mathematical problems with chance, luck, and probability. Ideally id like to jump to antifragile, but ive been told black swan should be read as a precursor. The impact of the highly improbable by taleb, nassim nicholas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nassim used to have a list of books he recommended on his personal website. The black swanauthor nassim nicolas taleb have published a list of his favorite books on his home page. Its all about having something to lose and sharing risks with others.
Taleb is the author of the black swan, the book about, as the subtitle puts it, the impact of the highly improbable. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, antifragile, and skin in the game. His focus is on how different systems handle disorder. Nassim nicholas taleb became the chiseled adonis you see. Nassim taleb farnum street april, 2020 wikipedia solid book on interventionism, should be mandatory reading in foreign affairs. Taleb, taleb over a year ago, statistician nassim nicholas taleb cowrote an ignorant paper on the precautionary principle and its supposed lethal application to genetically modified foods. Taleb has a lot of worthwhile and interesting things to say to his readers, and perhaps the nature of the subject matter demands complex exposition. Taleb introduces his concept of antifragility, which explains that certain things including us benefit from a degree of randomness, chaos, and disorder. Villani is playful in real life, his research is playful, and the book is playful. So nassim talebs best investment advice is to keep most of your money absolutely safe, but for a small percentage, chase black swans. I am asking for recommendations as to books that you guys think i would enjoy having loved this one. Iam nassim taleb, author of antifragile, ama i am interested in decision making under opacity when we dont know whats going on without being harmed by mistakes, disorder, and volatility, and be potentially helped by them.
Nassim taleb is a profound thinker and quite mysterious character, and to say his website still looks like it is stuck in the 90s is probably a compliment. Stoicism and skepticism will now run through taleb. Jun 16, 2009 taleb is the author of the black swan, the book about, as the subtitle puts it, the impact of the highly improbable. Statistical mechanics and its applications 502, 256269, 2018 subjects. List of books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb, professor of risk engineering, essayist, author of the black swan. For the lebaneseamerican thinker, their shared sin is that with some exceptions they lack skin in the game. Totally contrarian and terrifically clear in explaining the fallacies followed by journalist, investors, traders and, sadly, many scientists. Nassim nicholas talebs got bad news for his legions of soccer mom fans. Since long term capital management, the 1998 hedge fund debacle engineered by supposedly expert nobel laureate economists myron scholes and robert merton, talebs work has become a mustread for all practitioners of financial risk management.
In fooled by randomness, nassim taleb offers some compelling, counterintuitive ideas on what action to take. The only person on earth who has earned the right to. Hes knowledgeable, and hes thinking about important, big. First released in 2001, the book was updated in 2005 and expanded with a new postscript. The book is disjointed and he introduces it as a personal essay primarily discussing the authors thoughts connected to the practice of risk taking. Please vote and do not add books taleb has not explicitly recommended. Feb 22, 2018 skin in the game is nassim nicholas talebs fifth book. The book focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier events and the human tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events, retrospectively. Oct 01, 2016 i cant vouch for talebs credibility or anything like that, having only discovered him today.
Mar 19, 2010 nassim nicolas taleb i am often asked by journalists for a list of my favorite books i dont know what favorite means for a journalist. His incerto the body of his work, latin for uncertaintyhas changed my life more profoundly than any author except maybe nietzsche or seneca he recently released, for free, a new workinprogress currently titles more aphorisms, maxims, and heuristics. In which order should i read nassim n talebs books, or does. Nassim nicholas taleb is currently considered a single author. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most. Things that gain from disorder 2012 skin in the game.
His incerto the body of his work, latin for uncertaintyhas changed my life more profoundly than any author except maybe nietzsche or seneca. The intellectual yet idiot, by nassim taleb two heads. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. While there are a few good ideas in the book, it could have easily been cut to a third of its size without losing anything of value. Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb bookadvice. The bookwell it makes one point, and then beats it to death, leaving the reader anxious to anticipate every future black swan not appreciating that by calling it out is like observing the. The intellectual yet idiot, by nassim taleb two heads are. Book recommendations from nassim taleb farnam street. Nassim nicholas taleb has never borrowed a cent in his life. Nassim nicholas talebs advice on borrowing money and getting. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb date read. On robustness and fragility incerto paperback may 11, 2010. Nassim nicholas talebs advice on borrowing money and.
Taleb now defends homeopathy november 17, 2015 may 27, 2017 emil karlsson gmos, homeopathy, nassim n. Nassim nicholas taleb find out how to protect your nest egg, why steve jobs was an artisan but elon musk isnt, and so much more. You find peace by coming to terms with what you dont know. He presents it sometimes as part of a triptych with his earlier works the black swan and antifragile, and at other times as a continuation.
Taleb calls this the black swan theory the book covers subjects relating to knowledge. Nassim nicholas taleb nassim nicholas taleb has had a runaway success with the black swan, a book about surprise runaway successes. Constantine sandis talks with him about knowledge and scepticism cs. Nassim nicholas taleb is an intellectual brawler, a philosophical pugilist. It is lessons like nassim taleb teaches that makes him an excellent resource for book recommendations on similar topics.
He recently released, for free, a new workinprogress currently titles more aphorisms, maxims, and heuristics. Gq praise for the black swan a book that altered modern thinking. The impact of the highly improbable 2007 fooled by randomness. Six reasons i am not nassim nicholas taleb and neither are you. Mar 04, 2014 nassim nicholas taleb is far and away my favorite thinker living today. Nobody should ever talk about a charitable act in public. I am often asked by journalists for a list of my favorite books i dont know what favorite means for a. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile box by taleb, nassim nichol isbn. Bankers and bureaucrats, warmongers and wonks all are targeted by taleb. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations 81 books. Favobooks contains book recommendations of famous people. Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb the ceo library.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Constantine sandis talks with him about knowledge and scepticism. Chris anderson, editor in chief of wired, author of the long tail idiosyncratically brilliant. This book takes us through the formulation of the theorems in on landau damping by clement mouhot and cedric villani. The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing, the greek poet archilochus once wrote. In which order should i read nassim n talebs books, or does it matter. If you want a book that will make you think, and perhaps rethink some of the ideas that you have long accepted unquestioningly, this book is for you. Fooled by randomness by nassim taleb nassim nicholas taleb has written a mindblowing book. May 11, 2010 the black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. In which order should i read nassim n talebs books, or. Its an interesting collection, and every one is well worth reading. Taleb is currently distinguished professor of risk engineering at new york universitys school of engineering, but he. Mar 08, 2018 nassim nicholas taleb is an intellectual brawler, a philosophical pugilist.
Nassim nicholas taleb imagine yourself in a room with 99 other average people. The bed of procrustes is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. Skin in the game is nassim nicholas talebs fifth book. Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement dr. Book recommendations from nassim taleb realclearbooks. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. What i learned losing a million dollars by jim paul 4. Thinking, fast and slow by daniel kahneman the tartar steppe by dino buzzati thinking and deciding by jonathan baron what i learned. Fooled by randomness by nassim nicholas taleb wanderings. Praise for nassim nicholas taleb the most prophetic voice of all.
Taleb, who is in the process of updating his 2007 book, considers a black swan event to be something undirected and unpredicted. Santa delivered a copy of nassim talebs book the black swan, which i read and enjoyed. Nassim nicholas taleb is far and away my favorite thinker living today. Since long term capital management, the 1998 hedge fund debacle engineered by supposedly expert nobel laureate economists myron scholes and robert merton, taleb s work has become a mustread for all practitioners of financial risk management. The impact of the highly improbable is a 2007 book by author and former options trader nassim nicholas taleb.
The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets 2001 antifragile. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Please, no finance or similarly depraved topics, and no journalists. Aug 23, 2005 taleb prides himself on being an awkward iconoclast and spoils the book by his arrogance and sweeping and disdain of whole swathes of people. Apr 20, 2018 nassim nicholas taleb has never borrowed a cent in his life. Aug 09, 2012 nassim taleb is a profound thinker and quite mysterious character, and to say his website still looks like it is stuck in the 90s is probably a compliment. Interview nassim nicholas taleb nassim nicholas taleb has had a runaway success with the black swan, a book about surprise runaway successes. Im really interested in starting one of nnts books today, just wondering should i start with black swan or fooled by randomness. Thankfully, with the help of the way back machine, i was able to access the entire archived list. I was surprised to learn that nassim taleb had a problem with my book the better angels of our nature, because its analysis of war and terrorism harmonizes with talebs signature themes. If there is a book missing, please leave a comment with a reference. Comments on nassim talebs the long peace is a statistical illusion steven pinker. The hidden asymmetries in daily life 2018 the bed of procrustes.
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