One thing I both like and dislike about Taleb is his habit of "name dropping". In his earlier works (e.g. Fooled by Randomness) this was great as it produced a

One thing I both like and dislike about Taleb is his habit of "name dropping". In his earlier works (e.g. Fooled by Randomness) this was great as it produced a wonderful reading list (e.g. try Popper, it's far more accessible than I expected). In his later works, I find it fairly unpleasant. But Read (or re-read) Fooled by Randomness with a notepad handy and note down any author he recommends and that should answer your question.