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Fooled By Randomness & The Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2008
Stability is an illusion, prediction is a scam: the architecture of a life that needs the chaos.
4.17
287
Fooled By Randomness & The Black Swan Summary
Fooled By Randomness & The Black Swan 87%
Stability is an illusion, prediction is a scam: the architecture of a life that needs the chaos.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2008
4.17
287 ratings
Ergodicity
by Luca Dellanna • 2020
Why a bet that works for a hundred people destroys the one who repeats it.
4.05
314
Ergodicity Summary
Ergodicity 87%
Why a bet that works for a hundred people destroys the one who repeats it.
by Luca Dellanna 2020
4.05
314 ratings
The Science of Fear
by Daniel Gardner • 2008
Life has never been safer, but our ancient brains keep us afraid of the wrong things.
3.96
6k+
The Science of Fear Summary
The Science of Fear 87%
Life has never been safer, but our ancient brains keep us afraid of the wrong things.
by Daniel Gardner 2008
3.96
6k+ ratings
Skin in the Game
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2018
Your opinion only counts if you have something to lose. Without that, expertise is theater.
3.91
32k+
Skin in the Game Summary
Skin in the Game 87%
Your opinion only counts if you have something to lose. Without that, expertise is theater.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018
3.91
32k+ ratings
An Economist Walks into a Brothel
by Allison Schrager • 2019
An economist sizes up risk in brothels, poker rooms, and monster waves, then hands us the rules.
3.56
2k+
An Economist Walks into a Brothel Summary
An Economist Walks into a Brothel 87%
An economist sizes up risk in brothels, poker rooms, and monster waves, then hands us the rules.
by Allison Schrager 2019
3.56
2k+ ratings
Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2012
Predicting catastrophe is impossible. Designing a life that profits from chaos is not.
4.10
58k+
Antifragile Summary
Antifragile 87%
Predicting catastrophe is impossible. Designing a life that profits from chaos is not.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012
4.10
58k+ ratings
The Failure of Risk Management
by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2009
Standard risk management makes decisions worse than guessing. The fix is simpler than you think.
3.95
413
The Failure of Risk Management Summary
The Failure of Risk Management 87%
Standard risk management makes decisions worse than guessing. The fix is simpler than you think.
by Douglas W. Hubbard 2009
3.95
413 ratings
The Precipice
by Toby Ord • 2020
The next hundred years will decide if humanity colonizes the galaxy or destroys itself trying.
3.94
5k+
The Precipice Summary
The Precipice 87%
The next hundred years will decide if humanity colonizes the galaxy or destroys itself trying.
by Toby Ord 2020
3.94
5k+ ratings
Incerto 4-Book Bundle
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2011
Some things get stronger from disorder. Most of what we build gets this backward.
4.57
497
Incerto 4-Book Bundle Summary
Incerto 4-Book Bundle 87%
Some things get stronger from disorder. Most of what we build gets this backward.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2011
4.57
497 ratings
Against the Gods
by Peter L. Bernstein • 1996
The modern world began when humans stopped blaming the gods and started calculating the odds.
3.95
15k+
Against the Gods Summary
Against the Gods 87%
The modern world began when humans stopped blaming the gods and started calculating the odds.
by Peter L. Bernstein 1996
3.95
15k+ ratings
The Gray Rhino
by Michele Wucker • 2016
Obvious, predictable threats destroy more than surprises do, and we ignore them anyway.
3.57
391
The Gray Rhino Summary
The Gray Rhino 87%
Obvious, predictable threats destroy more than surprises do, and we ignore them anyway.
by Michele Wucker 2016
3.57
391 ratings
Safe Haven
by Mark Spitznagel • 2021
Diversification is not protection. The real shield: a small bet that explodes when markets crash.
4.02
869
Safe Haven Summary
Safe Haven 87%
Diversification is not protection. The real shield: a small bet that explodes when markets crash.
by Mark Spitznagel 2021
4.02
869 ratings
The Zurich Axioms
by Gunther Max • 1985
Swiss bankers know that getting rich means worrying more, not less, and selling before you're ready.
3.98
3k+
The Zurich Axioms Summary
The Zurich Axioms 87%
Swiss bankers know that getting rich means worrying more, not less, and selling before you're ready.
by Gunther Max 1985
3.98
3k+ ratings
The Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2007
The bell curve is a map that fails exactly where the terrain gets dangerous.
3.96
123k+
The Black Swan Summary
The Black Swan 87%
The bell curve is a map that fails exactly where the terrain gets dangerous.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007
3.96
123k+ ratings
Risk Intelligence
by Dylan Evans • 2012
Your probability estimates are worse than you think. It's trainable, and the payoff is real.
3.71
256
Risk Intelligence Summary
Risk Intelligence 87%
Your probability estimates are worse than you think. It's trainable, and the payoff is real.
by Dylan Evans 2012
3.71
256 ratings
On the Edge
by Nate Silver • 2024
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
3.66
6k+
On the Edge Summary
On the Edge 87%
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
by Nate Silver 2024
3.66
6k+ ratings
The Most Important Thing
by Howard Marks • 2011
The market already knows what you know. Edge lives in the deeper questions nobody asks.
4.32
17k+
The Most Important Thing Summary
The Most Important Thing 86%
The market already knows what you know. Edge lives in the deeper questions nobody asks.
by Howard Marks 2011
4.32
17k+ ratings
Fooled by Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2001
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
4.08
72k+
Fooled by Randomness Summary
Fooled by Randomness 86%
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001
4.08
72k+ ratings
Risk
by Stanley McChrystal • 2021
In 1983, one man's doubt stopped a nuclear war. The lesson for your organization's risk systems.
3.64
799
Risk Summary
Risk 86%
In 1983, one man's doubt stopped a nuclear war. The lesson for your organization's risk systems.
by Stanley McChrystal 2021
3.64
799 ratings
Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety
by Sally M. Winston • 2022
Anxiety about the future is a habit, not a prophecy. The protocol is acceptance, not struggle.
3.99
657
Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety Summary
Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety 86%
Anxiety about the future is a habit, not a prophecy. The protocol is acceptance, not struggle.
by Sally M. Winston 2022
3.99
657 ratings
Chaos Kings
by Scott Patterson • 2023
They lose money every day on purpose, because one market crash will repay everything.
3.75
1k+
Chaos Kings Summary
Chaos Kings 86%
They lose money every day on purpose, because one market crash will repay everything.
by Scott Patterson 2023
3.75
1k+ ratings
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk
by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2016
Cybersecurity swears its risks defy measurement. A quantitative toolkit that says otherwise.
4.06
381
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk Summary
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk 86%
Cybersecurity swears its risks defy measurement. A quantitative toolkit that says otherwise.
by Douglas W. Hubbard 2016
4.06
381 ratings
The Safety Trap
by Spencer Coursen • 2021
Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.
4.11
196
The Safety Trap Summary
The Safety Trap 86%
Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.
by Spencer Coursen 2021
4.11
196 ratings
The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy
by Peter Stanyer • 2006
Most portfolios fail because owners bail during bad times. A framework built for the worst days.
3.28
200
The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy Summary
The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy 86%
Most portfolios fail because owners bail during bad times. A framework built for the worst days.
by Peter Stanyer 2006
3.28
200 ratings
The Uncertainty Solution
by John M. Jennings • 2023
Ditch prediction. Invest with a simple, psychology-backed plan for an unknowable future.
4.47
241
The Uncertainty Solution Summary
The Uncertainty Solution 86%
Ditch prediction. Invest with a simple, psychology-backed plan for an unknowable future.
by John M. Jennings 2023
4.47
241 ratings
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2025
Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.
3.92
7k+
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Summary
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies 86%
Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2025
3.92
7k+ ratings
The Flaw of Averages
by Sam L. Savage • 2009
A single average can sink your plan. The missing skill: thinking in distributions.
3.86
574
The Flaw of Averages Summary
The Flaw of Averages 86%
A single average can sink your plan. The missing skill: thinking in distributions.
by Sam L. Savage 2009
3.86
574 ratings
The Behavioral Investor
by Doctor Daniel Crosby • 2018
Markets run on psychology, not math. Your ancient brain needs systems, not instinct, to invest.
4.03
773
The Behavioral Investor Summary
The Behavioral Investor 86%
Markets run on psychology, not math. Your ancient brain needs systems, not instinct, to invest.
by Doctor Daniel Crosby 2018
4.03
773 ratings
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market
by John Allen Paulos • 2003
The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.
3.46
823
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market Summary
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market 86%
The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.
by John Allen Paulos 2003
3.46
823 ratings
What I Learned About Investing from Darwin
by Pulak Prasad • 2023
What a fund manager learned from Darwin: avoid permanent loss, buy robust businesses, hold forever.
4.55
2k+
What I Learned About Investing from Darwin Summary
What I Learned About Investing from Darwin 86%
What a fund manager learned from Darwin: avoid permanent loss, buy robust businesses, hold forever.
by Pulak Prasad 2023
4.55
2k+ ratings
Sheep No More
by Jonathan T. Gilliam • 2017
The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.
3.93
389
Sheep No More Summary
Sheep No More 86%
The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.
by Jonathan T. Gilliam 2017
3.93
389 ratings
If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t
by Carsten Busch • 2019
When safety becomes a number, you learn to manage the number, not the risk.
3.95
20
If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t Summary
If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t 86%
When safety becomes a number, you learn to manage the number, not the risk.
by Carsten Busch 2019
3.95
20 ratings
Mastering The Market Cycle
by Howard Marks • 2018
Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.
4.04
6k+
Mastering The Market Cycle Summary
Mastering The Market Cycle 86%
Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.
by Howard Marks 2018
4.04
6k+ ratings
The Invisible Hands
by Steven Drobny • 2010
Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.
3.88
399
The Invisible Hands Summary
The Invisible Hands 86%
Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.
by Steven Drobny 2010
3.88
399 ratings
When Genius Failed
by Roger Lowenstein • 2000
Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.
4.20
32k+
When Genius Failed Summary
When Genius Failed 86%
Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.
by Roger Lowenstein 2000
4.20
32k+ ratings
Free-Range Kids
by Lenore Skenazy • 2009
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
3.88
8k+
Free-Range Kids Summary
Free-Range Kids 86%
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
by Lenore Skenazy 2009
3.88
8k+ ratings
The Strategy Paradox
by Michael E. Raynor • 2007
The strategies that win big also lose big. The escape: a portfolio of options.
3.89
300
The Strategy Paradox Summary
The Strategy Paradox 86%
The strategies that win big also lose big. The escape: a portfolio of options.
by Michael E. Raynor 2007
3.89
300 ratings
Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom
by THARP • 1998
A random coin toss beat every entry method when paired with the right exit rules.
4.08
2k+
Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom Summary
Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom 86%
A random coin toss beat every entry method when paired with the right exit rules.
by THARP 1998
4.08
2k+ ratings
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
by Andrew Leigh • 2021
A one in six chance of extinction this century. The cause is not technology but politics.
3.81
53
What's the Worst That Could Happen? Summary
What's the Worst That Could Happen? 86%
A one in six chance of extinction this century. The cause is not technology but politics.
by Andrew Leigh 2021
3.81
53 ratings
Same as Ever
by Morgan Housel • 2023
You can't predict the future. Human nature is forever, and that's a far better bet.
4.15
24k+
Same as Ever Summary
Same as Ever 86%
You can't predict the future. Human nature is forever, and that's a far better bet.
by Morgan Housel 2023
4.15
24k+ ratings
Our Final Invention
by James Barrat • 2013
An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.
3.72
4k+
Our Final Invention Summary
Our Final Invention 86%
An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.
by James Barrat 2013
3.72
4k+ ratings
Drift into Failure
by Sidney Dekker • 2011
Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.
4.01
343
Drift into Failure Summary
Drift into Failure 86%
Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.
by Sidney Dekker 2011
4.01
343 ratings
Escape the Wolf
by Clint Emerson • 2022
A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.
4.14
100
Escape the Wolf Summary
Escape the Wolf 86%
A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.
by Clint Emerson 2022
4.14
100 ratings
Fail-Safe Investing
by Harry Browne • 1999
The all-weather portfolio: four simple holdings that protect your wealth in any economic climate.
3.95
3k+
Fail-Safe Investing Summary
Fail-Safe Investing 86%
The all-weather portfolio: four simple holdings that protect your wealth in any economic climate.
by Harry Browne 1999
3.95
3k+ ratings
The Culture of Fear
by Barry Glassner • 1999
Crime is down, fear is up: the institutions that manufacture dread and the damage they cause.
3.70
4k+
The Culture of Fear Summary
The Culture of Fear 86%
Crime is down, fear is up: the institutions that manufacture dread and the damage they cause.
by Barry Glassner 1999
3.70
4k+ ratings
Chancing It
by Robert Matthews • 2017
How a formula from 17th-century gambling can tell you what any decision is worth.
3.81
227
Chancing It Summary
Chancing It 86%
How a formula from 17th-century gambling can tell you what any decision is worth.
by Robert Matthews 2017
3.81
227 ratings
The Yellow Pad
by Robert E. Rubin • 2023
A yellow pad and honest odds: the method that steered Goldman Sachs and the White House.
3.70
268
The Yellow Pad Summary
The Yellow Pad 86%
A yellow pad and honest odds: the method that steered Goldman Sachs and the White House.
by Robert E. Rubin 2023
3.70
268 ratings
The Laws of Trading
by Agustin Lebron • 2019
The rules that keep traders alive are the same rules that govern every decision you make.
4.03
426
The Laws of Trading Summary
The Laws of Trading 86%
The rules that keep traders alive are the same rules that govern every decision you make.
by Agustin Lebron 2019
4.03
426 ratings
Inside the Investor's Brain
by Richard L. Peterson • 2007
Your brain is a catastrophic investor. Here is the neuroscience to override it.
3.81
84
Inside the Investor's Brain Summary
Inside the Investor's Brain 86%
Your brain is a catastrophic investor. Here is the neuroscience to override it.
by Richard L. Peterson 2007
3.81
84 ratings
Upstream
by Dan Heath • 2020
Stop putting out fires: a method for solving problems before they land on your desk.
4.14
7k+
Upstream Summary
Upstream 86%
Stop putting out fires: a method for solving problems before they land on your desk.
by Dan Heath 2020
4.14
7k+ ratings
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