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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
This book is essential for the modern-day empiricist interested in the nature of the high-impact random event. The writing style is very conversational and its arguments are eloquently and entertainingly stated. Furthermore Taleb does a great job of supporting his philosophy and theories with some math and domain-specific examples, keeping them firmly grounded in the real world. About the only negative thing I can say about the book is that it's a bit long-winded and there might be just a bit too many asides. Most of them are alright, but maybe a few could easily be cut and improve the overall focus of the book. That being said, it's exuberance is also part of its charm and I can't say that all readers would find this to be an issue at all.