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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
April 17, 2007
Pages
366
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400063512
ISBN-10
1400063515
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.60 lbs.
Original list price
$30.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Examines the role of the unexpected--the Black Swan--in both life and human history, explaining how the phenomenon and its applications affect every aspect of the world in which we live, why humans are unable to anticipate a Black Swan, and how we rationalize the phenomenon to make it appear less random. 50,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Gardners Books (December 1, 2011)
9781846145650 | details & prices | 480 pages | List price $48.05
The price comparison is for this edition
from Random House Inc (April 17, 2007)
9781400063512 | details & prices | 366 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $30.00
About: Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.
About: Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.
Paperback
2 edition from Random House Inc (May 11, 2010)
9780812973815 | details & prices | 444 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $18.00
Miscellaneous
from Random House Inc (April 17, 2007)
9781588365835 | details & prices | List price $28.00
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