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Black Swan
. Difficult book to read as it is written poorly. Basically it argues that our humanness makes us under-estimate uncertainty and randomness.
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So, is it worth reading, even though it is poorly written?
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I don't know. I am about 150 pages in and I am not sure I would recommend it, I suspect a book review would cover the ideas enough.
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