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| 1. | Amazon.com |
| If the prescriptions for getting rich that are outlined in books such as
The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad Poor Dad are
successful enough to make the books bestsellers, then one must ask, Why
aren't there more... read full editorial |
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| 2. | From Publishers Weekly |
| In this look at financial luck, hedge fund manager Taleb (Dynamic Hedging)
addresses the apparently irrational movement of money markets around the
world. Using his own investing experience and examples of others'
successes... read full editorial |
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| 3. | From Booklist |
| Taleb is a "quant," or mathematical trader, and an expert on financial
derivatives who has made a name for himself in investing circles as a
voluble critic of popular theories and conventional wisdom. He is also the
author... read full editorial |
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| 4. | Terry Burnham, Harvard University, co-author of Mean Genes |
| "Taleb is a true intellectual in a world filled with too many resume
builders." |
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| 5. | Peter L. Bernstein, author of Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk |
| "This book is fascinating. Taleb will grab you. As a non-random
consequence, your understanding of life (money) will expand
exponentially." |
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| 6. | Michael Schrage, MIT Media Lab, author of Serious Play |
| "In many ways, his writing recalls the best of scientist/essayists like
Richard Dawkins, George Gamow, and Stephen J. Gould." |
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| 7. | Jack Schwager, author of Market Wizards |
| "If asked to name the five best books written about markets, Fooled by
Randomness would be on my list." |
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| 8. | Robert J. Shiller, Yale University, author of Irrational Exuberance |
| "I really like this book. We need a book like this, that helps deal with
our tendency to underestimate randomness." |
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| 9. | Peter L. Bernstein, President, Peter L. Bernstein Inc. and author of Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. |
| ". . . Taleb will grab you. As a non-random consequence, your
understanding of life (and your money) will expand exponentially."
--This text refers to the
Hardcover edition. |
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| 10. | Book Info |
| (Texere) Author addresses the apparently irrational movement of money
markets around the world. --This text refers to the
Hardcover edition. |
