Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes.Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about busines...

Rewiring Narratives – New Media Art from the Arab WorldRewiring Narratives is the first comprehensive book on New Media Art from the Arab world, offering a groundbreaking perspective on contemporary art, digital art, media culture, and technological innovation across the Middle East and North Africa.Bringing together leading artists, curators, and scholars, this richly illustrated volume explores the history and evolution of Arab media art through ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A bold work from theauthor of The Black Swan that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibilityIn his most provocative and practical book yet,one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing e...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The most influential book of the past seventy-five years: a groundbreaking exploration of everything we know about what we don’t know, now with a new section called “On Robustness and Fragility.”A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than...

An eye-opening investigation into ancestry and origins in the Middle East that synthesizes thousands of years of genetic history in the region to question what it means to be indigenous to any land“Ancestors transcends geography to launch an eye-opening inquiry into the relationship of genetics and identity. It’s a transformational read for us all.”—Jason Roberts, author of Every Living Thing and A Sense of the World...

**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An economist explains five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world"A masterly book" —Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan • "A classic" —Simon Kuper, Financial Times**Throughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere fro...

The landmark five-book series—all together in one ebook bundleThe Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don’t understand the world, expressed in the form of a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical, and scientific discussions, in non-overlapping volumes that can be accessed in any order. The main thread is that while there is ino...

The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street.A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly impossible: that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a result he launched a gambling renaissance. His remarkable success—and m...

Impoverished Egyptian teacher Helmy is deperate to find a better life for himself, his wife and little boy, seeing no future at home in Cairo. He dreams of working in oil-rich Kuwait and its boom in construction being the answer, just like many thousands before him. He manages to borrow the huge cost of a visa and is at last on his way to Kuwait City.He has no idea of the nightmare, instead of the dream, that awaits him – the relentless summer sun with temperatures of 56ºC and more...

সৰ্বহাৰা, বেদনা কাব্য গ্ৰন্থ ৰ পিছতে এই বেলি কাব্য প্ৰাণ সতীৰ্থ কবি সাহিত্যিকৰ লগতে জগণৰ আগত মোৰ তৃতীয় কাব্যগ্ৰন্থ আৰ্তনাদ প্ৰকাশ ৰ যো-জা কৰিছো । দেশৰ তথা বিশ্বৰ সৰ্বহাৰা মজলুম জনতাৰ দুখ দুৰ্দশা,অভাৱ অভিযোগ, চৰকাৰৰ উদাসীনতা, উন্নয়নৰ প্ৰতি পিঠি দি দেশত মছজিদ -মন্দিৰ, আৰু হিন্দু - মুছলমান ৰ সাম্প্ৰদায়িক বিষবাষ্প বিয়োপাই দেশৰ আভ্যন্তৰীণ গণতান্ত্ৰিক সু-ব্যৱস্থা ক ধুলিসাৎ কৰাই নহয়, দেশৰ সৰ্ববৃহৎ গণতান্ত্ৰিক দেশৰ সংবিধানক উপলুঙা কৰাৰ কাৰ্যৰ আৰু দেশ খনক হিন্দু ৰাষ্ট্ৰত পৰিণত কৰাৰ বিৰুদ্ধে প্...

It is my great pleasure to present to you all my fellow poets as well as my readers, the third volume of my poetry collection ‘Artanaad’ (The Cry of the Oppressed People) after the first one ‘Xarbahara’ (Proletariat) and second volume called ‘Bedona’ (Pain). As a poet, I have always believed that words have the power to touch people's hearts and souls in a way that nothing else can. With each poem that I write, I strive to capture the present trend of betrayal and complexity of the power w...