Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder

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Book Title: Antifragile : Things That Gain from Disorder

Item Length: 7.9in

Item Height: 1.2in

Item Width: 5.1in

Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Information Theory, Future Studies, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, General, Movements / Phenomenology, Investments & Securities / Stocks

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Computers, Psychology, Business & Economics, Social Science, Philosophy

Item Weight: 12.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 544 Pages