Yet another book of my choice , I love it , the writing is sheer brilliance & the observations are so true ,you get real insights & yes it would help you sound better with circumstances unknown to you !
Commit yourself to these circumstances , go for it !! :-) Kudos ....Happy reading

Four stars because the book is a little frayed at the edges as though I've owned it for months already.

I have been following Taleb's ideas for sometime through his facebook and youtube pages. There is no question that he is erudite, intellectually bold, arrogant, and skeptical about modernity. Those who deny his views just don't seem get his point. Well, a doctor gets paid when he prescribes a medicine - and not when he asks you to stop taking medicines (which is could be more beneficial). He proposes the "via negativa" approach - that is, when you become aware of "what you should not do" , t...

Great book. Brilliant observations.

If you're a thinker, this is the book for you. The observations and explanations of the perception of reality, what we think and why we think it, are something I've never come across.

Platonic models which are used in financial markets are too theoretical whose assumptions just seems unreal and therefore they cannot predict they just can't. Ltcm,Russian debt crisis, credit crisis all came like a black swan as they were all unpredicatable, had great impact, and were very rare events. How can we project future using history it's just out of question and history can be explained in a variety of infinit explanations but we can't figure out the factual explanation that really l...

This book is a must read for those looking out on inspiration,introspection and self help sections. It talks about all the aspects of human behavior and examines the why's associated.
Ideally it will change your life.!!!!!

This book is a must read for those who are someway involved with stock market.
Very easy to understand.
I think this is the best book so far from this author. Apart from this i would recommend fooled by randomness that is also good one.

The first thing you notice is the superb prose that the author uses. Every book is a fabric that an author creates using the words that he has in his arsenal to weave it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb has done a fantastic job at it and drives several points home. Great read if you are into books like these.

it demands patience and if you have it, reading this is interesting. in terms of information, this book is quite rich. this may not the best there is, but this is worth reading.

This is undoubtly one of the most influential books i have ever read. Exhilarating, enthralling and wonderfully intelligent this book will change the way you think.
The book in general blows you back and starts of by telling you how one exception to a largely accepted strong ideology belief or fact, a black swan, can shatter our whole belief system and takes you on an incredible journey.
Don't start it if you can't put it down. A DEFINITE MUST READ. Taleb is a genius. Period.