The black swan : the impact of the highly improbable / Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:	Second edition, Random trade paperback edition.
Subjects:	Uncertainty (Information theory) > Social aspects. Forecasting. Probability.
Physical Description:	xxxiii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm