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Antifragile: things that gain from disorder
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New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.
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Random House Trade paperback edition.
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xxi, 519 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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"The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller The Black Swan, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a deceptively simple concept: the "antifragile." Like the Greek hydra that grows two heads for each one it loses, people, systems, and institutions that are antifragile not only withstand shocks, they benefit from them. In a modern world dominated by chaos and uncertainty, Antifragile is a revolutionary vision from one of the most subversive and important thinkers of our time"--

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Taleb, N. N. (2014). Antifragile: things that gain from disorder. Random House Trade paperback edition. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks.

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Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960-. 2014. Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks.

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Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960-, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.

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Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. Random House Trade paperback edition. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-504) and index.
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"The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller The Black Swan, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a deceptively simple concept: the "antifragile." Like the Greek hydra that grows two heads for each one it loses, people, systems, and institutions that are antifragile not only withstand shocks, they benefit from them. In a modern world dominated by chaos and uncertainty, Antifragile is a revolutionary vision from one of the most subversive and important thinkers of our time"--,Provided by publisher.
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