Fooled by Randomness

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Spisovateľ: Taleb Nassim Nicholas
Vydavateľ: Penguin books
Rok vydania: 2005
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Katalogové číslo: O3719

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Cudzojazyčná / Anglická

This book is about luck–or more precisely, about how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill–the world of trading–Fooled by Randomness provides captivating insight into one of the least understood factors in all our lives. Writing in an entertaining narrative style, the author tackles major intellectual issues related to the underestimation of the influence of happenstance on our lives... v angličtine, brožovaná, 315 strán

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