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Incerto

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

This five-volume boxed set investigates luck, uncertainty, human error, and decision-making in an unpredictable world. Combining philosophy, history, and science, it comprises Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game.

Accession 16626 ISBN 9781984819819 Publisher Random House
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