"The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives" by Leonard Mlodinow seems topical based on the abstract. I would recommend it as a fairly quick read that

"The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives" by Leonard Mlodinow seems topical based on the abstract. I would recommend it as a fairly quick read that presents a perspective you might not have thought much about. I avoided it when I first came across it because I was worried (based off of the subtitle) that it'd just be fodder for learned helplessness. It turned out quite good though, and anything but (unless you're a movie studio executive).