A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events explain almost everything about our world, and yet we—especially the experts—are blind to them. In this second edition, Taleb has added a new essay, On Robustness and Fragility, which offers tools to navigate and exploit a Black Swan world.



*2nd Edition, With a new essay: ""On Robustness and Fragility""

“The Black Swan changed my view of how the world works.”—Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate
 
“Hugely enjoyable—compelling . . . easy to dip into.”—Financial Times
 
“A masterpiece.”—Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail 
 
“Idiosyncratically brilliant.”—Niall Ferguson, Los Angeles Times