{"product_id":"9780141034591","title":"The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Taleb, Nassim N \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInformation theory\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 February 2008 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 28 | 350g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertaintyWhat have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters  con-artists? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that underlie our lives, from bestsellers to world disasters. Their impact is huge; they're impossible to predict; yet after they happen we always try to rationalize them. 'Taleb is a bouncy and even exhilarating  guide ... I came to relish what he said, and even develop a sneaking affection for him as a person' Will Self, Independent on Sunday'He leaps like some superhero of the mind' Boyd Tonkin, Independent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491514696066,"sku":"9780141034591","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780141034591.jpg?v=1753749489","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9780141034591","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}