Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (English) P

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Tough times dont last. Tough people do. In this book, the author shows that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The groundbreaking idea that some systems actually benefit from shocks, and how to expose ourselves to them - now in paperbackIn The Black Swan Taleb outlined a problem, and his revelatory new book Antifragile offers a definitive solution- how to live in a world that is unpredicatable, chaotic, and full of shocks, and how to thrive during periods of disaster. Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary, and proposes that things be built in an antifragile manner. For what Taleb calls the antifragile is beyond the merely robust; it benefits from shocks, uncertainty and stressors.The most successful of us, the most daring and creative will take advantage of disorder and invent new, more powerful opportunities and advantages beyond our expectations. Notes Paperback of the latest groundbreaking book from the author of The Black Swan and Fooled By Randomnes (which is also reissued this month). Explains how to live in a world that is unpredictable, chaotic and full of shocks, and how to thrive during periods of disaster. What Taleb calls the antifragile is beyond the merely robust; it benefits from shocks, uncertainty and stressors. A superhero of the mind Boyd Tonkin Author Biography Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an uncompromizing no-nonsense thinker for our times. He has spent his life immersing himself in problems of luck, uncertainty, probability, and knowledge, and he has led three high-profile careers around his ideas, as a man of letters, as a businessman-trader, and as a university professor and researcher. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at New York Universitys School of Engineering. He is the author of the 4-volume INCERTO (Antifragile, The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, and The Bed of Procrustes). Taleb refuses all awards and honours as they debase knowledge by turning it into competitive sports. Review Really made me think about how I think -- Mohsin Hamid * Guardian *The hottest thinker in the world -- Bryan Appleyard * The Sunday Times *A superhero of the mind -- Boyd TonkinWall Streets principal dissident -- Malcolm GladwellA guru for every would-be Damien Hirst, George Soros and aspirant despot -- John Cornwell * Sunday Times *Nassim Taleb, in his exasperating but compelling book Antifragile, praises "things that gain from disorder" - people, policies and institutions designed to thrive on volatility, instead of shattering in the encounter with it -- Oliver Burkman * Guardian *More than just robust or flexible, it actively thrives on disruption -- Julian Baggini * Guardian *Modern life is akin to a chronic stress injury. And the way to combat it is to embrace randomness in all its forms. . . Taleb is the great seer of the modern age * Guardian *Something antifragile actively thrives under the impact of the unexpected...to embrace randomness rather than trying to control it * The Sunday Times *Enduring volatility is one thing; what about benefiting from it? That is what Taleb calls antifragility and he thinks that it is the ultimate model to aspire to - for individuals, financial institutions, even nations. . . May well capture a quality that you have long aspired to without having quite known quite what it is. . . I saw the world afresh * The Times *Taleb takes on everything from the mistakes of modern architecture to the dangers of meddlesome doctors and how overrated formal education is. . . . An ambitious and thought-provoking read . . . highly entertaining * Economist *This is a bold, entertaining, clever book, richly crammed with insights, stories, fine phrases and intriguing asides. . . . I will have to read it again. And again * Wall Street Journal *[Taleb] writes as if he were the illegitimate spawn of David Hume and Rev. Bayes, with some DNA mixed in from Norbert Weiner and Laurence Sterne. . . . Taleb is writing original stuff-not only within the management space but for readers of any literature-and . . . you will learn more about more things from this book and be challenged in more ways than by any other book you have read this year. Trust me on this * Harvard Business Review *What sometimes goes unsaid about Taleb is that hes a very funny writer. Taleb has a finely tuned BS detector, which he wields throughout the book to debunk pervasive yet pernicious ideas. . . . Antifragility isnt just sound economic and political doctrine. Its also the key to a good life * Fortune *At once thought-provoking and brilliant, this book dares you not to read it * Los Angeles Times * Promotional Tough times dont last. Tough people do. Review Text Really made me think about how I think Review Quote The hottest thinker in the world Promotional "Headline" Tough times dont last. Tough people do. Details ISBN0141038225 Author Nassim Nicholas Taleb Year 2013 ISBN-10 0141038225 ISBN-13 9780141038223 Media Book Publication Date 2013-06-06 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 117 Illustrations Illustrations Pages 544 Subtitle Things that Gain from Disorder Short Title Antifragile Language English UK Release Date 2013-06-06 Format Paperback Alternative 9780718197902 Audience General NZ Release Date 2013-08-20 AU Release Date 2013-08-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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