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Just finished reading "Fooled by Randomness" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and started "Guns, germs and steel"

• ivanmaeder 7y ago
  Adding the Taleb book to my list. I recently read "The Black Swan" which I thought was an important read in spite of how unlikeable I find the author, how long the book is, and how tangled up the ideas are. It felt like a bit of a crazy rant, but worthwhile. Thanks!
  • omosubi 7y ago
    Wow this rings so true. I just read antifragile and while I like the ideas I can't imagine how insufferable the author is in person
  • thetrost 7y ago
    That's exactly my impression of "The Black Swan" and all his newer books. But "Fooled By Randomness", I think, is really good!
  • mindcrime 7y ago
    Funny, that jibes with my perception of Taleb as well. He seems a bit smug, and I'm not sure if I'd like him or not if we met in person, but his books still seem valuable and worth reading. I would say that I'm better off for having read both The Black Swan and Fooled by Randomness. Still waiting to get around to reading Anti-Fragile, but it's definitely on the list.