This is an outstanding book on the side effects of interventionism, written. A compendium of book recommendations that nassim taleb has made over the years all in one shareable place. Nassim taleb used to have a list of books he read more than once on his personal website. But not in the case of nassim taleb, who has benefited from the class of reader who buys their books based upon recommendations made by the ft weekend. Ive stepped away from options and am just holding stocks long term. The impact of the highly improbable, the revelatory book that explains everything we know about what we dont know. The book well it makes one point, and then beats it to death, leaving the reader anxious to anticipate every future. Jan 28, 2014 antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. Sep 26, 2014 here is an excerpt from on book recommendations from andrew ross sorkin, larry summers, and nassim taleb. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most influential books since world war ii. My top book recommendations for creativity, strategy, and growth. Short list of smear artists and why one should address the smallest number of smearers. The statistical mechanics of financial markets by johannes. The comfortable but potentially devastating lies we are told by others, and ourselves.
Which book would you recommend i should read, or at least start with. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations last addition june 2019. Talebs note on keeping and rereading literature books i am often asked by journalists for a list of my favorite books i dont know what favorite means for a journalist. Famous people book lists has carefully curated book recommendations from the most influential and successful people in the world. Nassim talebs barbell portfolio investment strategy posted on september 21, 2017 by admin1 the barbell investing strategy, advocated by nassim taleb, can take many forms and may be structured in such a way that some of the holdings take significant well above average advantage of market movements, while another part of portfolio is very. The list is not available anymore, but it can be accessed via the way back machine. Check out our nassim nicholas taleb book list below for the books that have shaped his life. List of book recommendations by nassim nicholas taleb. What i learned losing a million dollars by jim paul 4. But if you are going to read it then you must commit to reading it at least two or three times to let it. He now spends most of his time in the intense seclusion of his study. I have read his other books and they are all good but antifragile is the synthesis of all of his ideas. Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb bookadvice. Author and finance scholar nassim taleb tells tim adams why economics based on risk is a recipe.
Johnny hopkins october 15, 2018 investing books, nassim taleb leave a comment we recently started a series called superinvestors. Im also thinking of reading taleb s books, but i dont want to read them all. The bookwell it makes one point, and then beats it to death, leaving the reader anxious to anticipate every future black swan not appreciating that by calling it out is like observing the. Sure, nassim taleb recommending steven pinker is like the sun rising in the west. The security council and the politics of chaos solid book on interventionism, should be mandatory reading in foreign affairs. Drogo whiles away his youth in patient service, waiting for the enemy to come. Nassim taleb farnum street april, 2020 wikipedia solid book on interventionism, should be mandatory reading in foreign affairs. Nassim taleb is the original, idiosyncratic mind behind fooled by randomness, the black swan, and antifragile, a bestselling series of books on the nature of complexity, randomness, and a world where rare events dominate the landscape.
Books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb the ceo library. The impact of the highly improbable kindle edition. Here are the books that taleb listed as his favorites, reconstructed from this list. Here is an excerpt from on book recommendations from andrew ross sorkin, larry summers, and nassim taleb. Critical is fine, but if youre rude, well delete your stuff. The book antifragile is an enlightening read for those looking to discover and understand the effects of this process, and it. In the black swan, taleb shares contrarian wisdom that. Facebook forum limited to philosophical discussions, books in progress. Few people can coin a new word, and one of those is the options trader, writer, and philosopher nicholas nassim. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations bookauthority. Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement recommends his favorite novels and the best. Nassim nicholas taleb is a lebaneseamerican essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations 80 books.
Explains how we missed the word antifragility in classrooms. His focus in on how different systems handle disorder. May 02, 2019 nassim nicholas talebs treasure chest of a book and new york times bestseller, the black swan, explores the nature of unpredictable events of huge consequence. In this book, which is highly recommended for the volatile times we are experiencing in nearly all areas of our existence, taleb advocates making our lives both public and private antifragile. The only book about derivatives risk written by an experienced trader with theoretical training, it remolds option theory to fit the practitioners environment. May 04, 2010 the bed of procrustes is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. He is known for a multidisciplinary approach to the role of the highimpact rare event. When, along with applied systems scientist dr joe norman, we first reacted to coronavirus on 25 january with the publication of an academic note urging caution, the virus had reportedly infected fewer than 2,000 people worldwide and fewer than 60 people were dead. Nassim taleb, the polarizing author of bestselling books the black swan and antifragile. And we must do this by rejecting the rampant fragilization of the economy, health, politics and education of the last few decades. Black swan, fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game. Antifragile by nassim taleb things that gain from disorder wind extinguishes a candle but energises fire. Taken from his writings, interviews, lectures, and amazon.
It documents how people find arguments couched in moralistic terms to intervene in complex systems they dont understand. Obsessive love is the most antifragile thing outside of economics. He is author of the new york times bestseller the black swan. Nassim nicholas talebs favorite literature books flaneurs. Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement dr. If there is a book missing, please leave a comment with a reference. Book recommendations from nassim taleb jan 2017 perilous interventions. The book well it makes one point, and then beats it to death, leaving the reader anxious to anticipate every future black swan not appreciating that by calling it out is like observing the. This is an outstanding book on the side effects of interventionism, written in extremely elegant prose and with maximal clarity. Nassim talebs recommended books taleb on his personal website desolation, the fading quest for glory, and unfulfilled dreams are set against the backdrop of a military outpost in the mountains overlooking the vast tartar steppe. I too was affected be fooled by randomness, as in college many years ago i made my own observations about the strange understanding that academics had of randomness, which was decidedly at considerable variance to my own at some point had very definite ideas about randomness, as we were obliged to formulate such. Mar 03, 2014 i too was affected be fooled by randomness, as in college many years ago i made my own observations about the strange understanding that academics had of randomness, which was decidedly at considerable variance to my own at some point had very definite ideas about randomness, as we were obliged to formulate such. A clearly written book, very intuitive, explains things, such as the monty hall problem in a few lines.
Apr, 2020 solid book on interventionism, should be mandatory reading in foreign affairs. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. Modern classics her lover belle du seigneur penguin modern classics by albert cohen, david coward. Nassim used to have a list of books he recommended on. In the words of nassim taleb, you want to be the fire and wish for the wind. From the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, nassim nicholas taleb, a book on how some things actually benefit from disorder. The facts are true, the news is fake incerto medium.
This is an outstanding book on the side effects of interventionism, written in. I am nassim nicholas taleb ask me anything on options and other nonlinear derivatives. This week were going to take a look at recommended books from nassim taleb. They recommend books such as age of ambition, the shifts and the shocks, every shot counts, the sleepwalkers and more last week i posted book recommendations from six tech ceos. Taleb spent more than two decades as a risk trader before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical and mostly practical problems with probability. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the. Nassim nicholas taleb spent two decades as a risk taker before becoming a fulltime essayist and scholar focusing on practical and philosophical problems with chance, luck, and probability. There are two places i was able to put together a nassim taleb reading list. Nassim nicholas taleb is a philosopher, scholar of randomness, essayist, riskmanagement expert, and former trader.
Book recommendations from nassim taleb realclearbooks. Nassim nicholas taleb is distinguished professor of risk engineering at new york universitys tandon school of engineering and author of the black swan. As a larger share of market exposure cannot be properly captured by mathematical models, noted option arbitrageur nassim taleb uniquely covers both onmodel and offmodel derivatives risks. Apr 01, 2019 for book recommendations comment in the video. Just finished reading nassim taleb s incerto books, any similar recommendations.
Likewise with randomnessuncertaintychaos, you want to be able to use them, not to hide from them. Nassim nicholas taleb s treasure chest of a book and new york times bestseller, the black swan, explores the nature of unpredictable events of huge consequence it sheds light on fundamental errors of thought. Book recommendations from nassim taleb farnam street. They recommend books such as age of ambition, the shifts and the shocks, every shot counts, the sleepwalkers and more. Woodrow wilson school of public and international affairs 83,687 views. Nassim nicholas taleb, born in lebanon, started his career as a derivatives trader on wall street. On the other hand use 10%, or the remaining capital for very risky investments. Mar 27, 2020 nassim nicholas taleb and yaneer baryam. Tags book recommendations, books ive loved, matt mullenweg. May 11, 2010 by nassim nicholas taleb and pasquale cirillo dec 22 2020.
The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. Nassim nicholas taleb is a lebaneseamerican author and flaneur a man who saunters around observing society. Book recommendations from sorkin, summers, and taleb. A clearly written book, very intuitive, explains things, such. List of books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb, professor of risk engineering, essayist, author of the black swan. I really enjoy nnts writing and have been devouring it for a number of years, but id caution against reading everything that nnt recommends, and remember to. Nassim nicholas taleb is a lebaneseamerican essayist, scholar, statistician, and former option trader and risk analyst, whose work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. Nassim talebs barbell portfolio investment strategy.
The new language of science 5 stars if you want an introduction to information theory, and, in a way, probability theory from the real front door, this is it. Nassim taleb recommends his favorite novels and the best professional books. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations nassim nicholas taleb spent two decades as a risk taker before becoming a fulltime essayist and scholar focusing on practical and philosophical problems with chance, luck, and probability. Things that gain from disorder, offers 61 reading recommendations in his own words. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. So far weve provided the book recommendations from. Nassim used to have a list of books he recommended on his personal website. Solid book on interventionism, should be mandatory reading in foreign affairs. Most continue readingantifragile by nassim nicholas taleb. A list of literature books recommended by nassim nicholas taleb. Get unlimited access to the best stories on medium and support writers while youre at it. Every day, nassim nicholas taleb and thousands of other voices read, write, and share important stories on medium. Once you get over the idea that youre reading some sort of popular economics book and realise that its basically nassim taleb s rules for life, its actually rather enjoyable. Thinking, fast and slow by daniel kahneman, birth of a theorem.
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