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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Taleb introduces antifragility, the property of things that improve under stress and volatility, and applies it to finance, medicine, politics and daily life.
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- First published
- 2010
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 546
- Format
- Book 4 of 5 in Incerto
Read this if you want a bold, sprawling argument about uncertainty and resilience.
Skip this if you dislike digressions and combative style, or want a tidy practical guide.
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- What is Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder about?
- Taleb introduces antifragility, the property of things that improve under stress and volatility, and applies it to finance, medicine, politics and daily life.
- Who should read Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder?
- Read it if you want a bold, sprawling argument about uncertainty and resilience. Skip it if you dislike digressions and combative style, or want a tidy practical guide.
- How long and how fast is Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder?
- It is a medium-paced, long read of about 546 pages, first published in 2010.
- Does Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder have content warnings?
- We have not noted any content warnings for this book yet.
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- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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