{"product_id":"incerto-deluxe-edition-fooled-by-randomness-the-black-swan-the-bed-of-procrustes-antifragile-skin-in-the-game-9781984819819","title":"Incerto (Deluxe Edition): Fooled by Randomness, the Black Swan, the Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe landmark five-book investigation of uncertainty, chance, volatility, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand--now in a beautifully designed, cloth-bound deluxe hardcover boxed set.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nassim Nicholas Taleb's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series--consisting of \u003ci\u003eAntifragile, The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, The Bed of Procrustes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSkin in the Game\u003c\/i\u003e--has changed the way millions see the world and think about uncertainty, chance, volatility, and risk across a wide range of domains. They can be read singly but are also written to complement each other and actually comprise a single work. The Incerto is that collection, newly designed and boxed (now including his most recently published book, \u003ci\u003eSkin in the Game\u003c\/i\u003e) to offer readers the full scope of the most significant and impactful intellectual projects of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFooled by Randomness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Taleb explores the impact of one of the least understood forces in all of our lives--randomness--and its effects in the forum in which luck is most conspicuously mistaken for skill: the world of business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Swan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Taleb shows us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bed of Procrustes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e a provocative book of aphorisms, represents Taleb's view of modern civilization's hubristic side effects--modifying humans to satisfy technology and blaming reality for not fitting economic models. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntifragile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Taleb identifies a category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and thrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkin in the Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shows how the willingness to accept one's own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984819819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.75h x 7.25w x 7.60d","brand":"Nassim Nicholas Taleb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36674490925212,"sku":"9781984819819","price":212.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4e914868-92cd-45c5-a8f6-e0dbd98b17c7.jpg?v=1603932117","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/incerto-deluxe-edition-fooled-by-randomness-the-black-swan-the-bed-of-procrustes-antifragile-skin-in-the-game-9781984819819","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}