A review by wintermute47
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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The thing about white swans, Nassim Nicholas Taleb might tell you, is that no matter how many of them you observe, they give you no ability to assess the likelihood that tomorrow you might find a black swan. The thing about Nassim Nicholas Taleb books, I might tell you, is that no matter how many of them you read, it's impossible to tell if he's as smart as he thinks he is, or if he's just an amazingly conceited jackass. Read this if you invest heavily in the stock market or if you want to see a philosopher pat himself on the back for three hundred pages.