Fooled by Randomness - The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback)

Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in

Fooled by Randomness - The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

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 intends to change the way you think about business and the world

Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, the Black Swan, the Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback)

Skin in the Game - Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold book that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility | | Why should we never listen to people who explain rather than do? Why do companies go bust? How is it that we

Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A bold work from the author of The Black Swan that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a New Section: On Robustness and Fragility (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback)

The Black Swan is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, Skin in

Antifragile - Things that Gain from Disorder (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. In this book, the author shows that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world

Bed of Procrustes - Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a New Section: on Robustness and Fragility"" (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

The Black Swan is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, Skin in

Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? What can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about

Priscilla - The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France (Shakespeare Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

For Priscilla, pre-war Paris was an exciting carousel of suitors, soirees and heartbreak, and eventually a lavish wedding to a French aristocrat. But the arrival of the Nazi tanks signalled the end of life as a Vicomtesse, and the beginning of a precarious existence under German

Scoff - A History of Food and Class in Britain (Vogler Pen)(Paperback / softback)

The entertaining story of British cuisine and the hidden role it plays in all our

Goodfellas (Pileggi Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Presents the story of Henry Hill's life as a gangster and notorious participation in the Witness Protection

Exploring the Financial Universe: The Role of the Sun and Planets in the World of Finance (Skinner Christeen H.)(Paperback)

The role of the Sun, planets and stars and their influence on global markets is intriguing to traders and investors alike. Christeen Skinner's research shows very definite links between major stock market movements and the position of the planets. This book will be of interest to those with little

Worm at the Core - On the Role of Death in Life (Solomon Sheldon)(Paperback / softback)

In the Country of Country - A Journey to the Roots of American Music (Dawidoff Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

In his critically acclaimed book, In the Country of Country, Nicholas Dawidoff travels to the origins of country music and talks to the musicians who created this original American art

What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets (Sandel Michael J.)(Paperback)

A renowned political philosopher rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we put a price on human life to decide how much pollution to allow? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to

Without a Dog's Chance: The Nationalists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Boundary Commission, 1920-1925 (Cousins James)(Paperback)

Without a Dog's Chance is the first major study of the role of northern nationalists' in the Boundary Commission between 1920 and 1925, that they and their allies in the Irish Free State had hoped to use to end partition and destroy the new northern state. For northern nationalists, the partition

Why Geography Matters - A Brief Guide to the Planet (Crane Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

A celebration of the vital role of geography in our understanding of the big issues facing humanity and the planet

Investing in the Trump Era: How Economic Policies Impact Financial Markets (Sargen Nicholas P.)(Pevná vazba)

In the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, investors and the electorate alike are seeking clarity on a wide range of macro policy issues that will impact the economy and markets in the years

The Beginners Guide to the Financial Universe: An Introduction to the Role of the Sun, Moon and Planets in Financial Markets (Skinner Christeen H.)(Paperback)

Written in response to the demand from clients and astrology students, this book provides an introduction to the financial universe, illustrating the role of the Sun, Moon, planets, and major planet cycles in market movements.In The Beginners Guide to the Financial Universe, financial astrologer

The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East - Nicholas Morton

How the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages.For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these religious wars are only part of the region's complex history. As The Mongol Storm reveals, during the same

Role of the Judiciary in the Enforcement of Human Rights in Zambia (Sakala Julius Bikoloni)(Paperback / softback)

The Role of the Judiciary in the Enforcement of Human Rights in Zambia provides a brief global historical background to human rights as a backdrop to the situation in Zambia and how human rights have evolved over the years from the precolonial period until the late 1990s. The author elaborates how

Pi of Life: The Hidden Happiness of Mathematics (Singh Sunil)(Paperback)

Is the most important language in the universe also capable of making us happy in simple and profound ways? Can we really weave the foundations of lifelong joy-humility, gratitude, connection, etc.-through the apparent complexity of numbers? Have we oversold the practicality of mathematics, while