Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:14 AM CST
I was intrigued by Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable” and “Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets” through La Papillon’s book review on his blog and decided to read both books starting with “The Black Swan” first. You can read my earlier review of Taleb’s current best-seller here.
After reading “The Black Swan,” I realised that “Fooled by Randomness” had to be next and here are some of my thoughts after reading his earlier book. Word of warning before you read his book, I think you either love or hate his writing style. It’s hard to be neutral to his very personal voice that is speaking to you through his books. Continue reading