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Fooled by Randomness
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Ranked amongst 'the smartest books' by Fortune!
I bought it because my Finance Professor at the B.School recommended it and I thank him for that.
Taleb brilliantly proposes and proves that what we t... more
M.. B. Saraswat
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· Apr, 2012
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Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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I learned about this book from the cover blurb of the author's other title the follow-up book, the Black Swan. In fact I was attracted to the title "Fooled by randomness" which I mistook to pre-guess ... more
MAHADEVA SARMA
, Bangalore
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· Jun, 2015
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Simply Beautiful!
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Being an ardent devotee of 'randomness' I simply found this book to be a beautiful conversation on randomness. A difficult subject explained in such a simple manner. Anyone who cares to get to the cor... more
Dibyendu De
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· Oct, 2012
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An "Off-track" book
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A great book to be read by anyone who has any interest in the world business. This book implicitly rejects the idea of One Creator and explicitly explains that it's all luck and randomness of events a... more
Mohit S
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· Nov, 2013
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Too shrewd ?
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Did any of you have felt that author was way too shrewd in calling all other fools in almost every chapter ?
Also he is very proud of his intelligence and the fact he know is a Mathematician .
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Anirudh Gargi
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Terrific purchase
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This book is a master piece on the understanding the randomness accross many facets in life. It's not easy to understand but it requires deliberate effort to understand it, but worth it.
Ganesh Udathala
, Mahabub Nagar
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· Aug, 2024
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Fabulous!
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The best book I've ever read 😍 😍😍 recommended for all the thinkers.
Naveen pandey
, Bilaspur
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· Mar, 2020
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Good But Disconnected
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In one line my personal opinion about the author:"OSHO of the business World"
Although I often pondered on many of his theories....even before I got my hands on this book....still I believe that not ... more
Sameer Saurabh
, New Delhi
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· Jun, 2014
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Smart and relevant
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Nassim's seminal follow up book to the Black Swan continues from where he left and goes on to explain the action or inaction caused by random events (volatility) on every day life esp. the markets.
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Ramanathan S
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Just okay
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Quality is ok. But the book is masterpiece.
Vishal Deshmukh
, Yavatmal
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· Jan, 2021
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