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by omarseyal 6668 days ago
Honestly, Black Swan is not Taleb's best book. I would recommend you read Fooled By Randomness first if you have the chance...

http://www.amazon.com/Fooled-Randomness-Hidden-Chance-Market...
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davidw 6667 days ago
In the above talk, he mentions that Black Swan is better than Fooled by Randomness.
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jakewolf 6668 days ago
Both are good and help give you some perspective on stepping back and looking at the big picture.
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