[koonsolo]

> Maybe it's just me, but I feel nearly all of Taleb's books should be blog posts instead of full length books.

I have the same feeling. Don't get me wrong, I really respect Taleb and his insights. But I skipped a large part of Black Swan because some parts are more literature than insights.

[credit_guy]

He got one thing right: the picked a great title for a book. "Black Swan". These 2 words together made him a multi-millionaire. The content of the book is quite lame, but darn, what a killer title.