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Antifragile
Things that gain from disorder
2012Steady paceThoughtful
What it is about
Nassim Taleb coins the term antifragile to describe systems that get stronger when stressed. He applies the idea to health, money and politics. The book follows The Black Swan.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who liked The Black Swan.
What you will get
Part of Taleb’s Incerto series.
Antifragile Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Risk · Resilience · Randomness
Length
519 pages · ≈ 15 h
More about this book
Characters
Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Setting
Markets, medicine and politics.
What makes it different
A bold framework for living with uncertainty.
Feel
Sharp, arrogant and thought-provoking.
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