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The Black Swan

The Impact of the Highly Improbable

The Black Swan( )
Author: Taleb, Nassim Nicholas
ISBN:978-7-5086-1120-4
Publication Date:May 2008
Publisher:CITIC Publishing House
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $27.30
Book Description:

Simplified Chinese edition of The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable. The author examines the highly improbable events that have massive impacts. An enlightening book that will change the way we think about the world. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Book Details
Pages:250
Detailed Subjects: Computers / Information Theory
Social Science / Future Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.76 x 9.9 x 0.72 Inches
Book Weight:0.96 Pounds
Author Biography
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas (Author)
Nassim Nicholas Taleb was born in 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon. He is a researcher, essayist, trader, epistemologist, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

Taleb received his bachelors and masters degree in science from the University of Paris. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in Management Science from the University of Paris- Dauphine.

Taleb began his financial mathematics career in several of New York City's Wall Street firms before becoming a scholar in the epistemology of chance events, randomness, and the unknown. Taleb's book, Fooled by Randomness, was translated into 23 languages. His book, The Black Swan, was translated into 27 languages and spent several months on the New York Times Bestseller list.

Taleb is a Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of New York University and visiting professor of Marketing (Cognitive Science) at London Business School. Taleb has also taught at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Courant Institute of New York University, and the Wharton Business School Financial Institutions Center. His title Bed of Procrustes made the N.Y. Times Bestseller List for 2010 and his title Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder made The 2012 New York Times Bestseller List.

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