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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
What if the future isn’t ruled by fate—but by the choices we dare to make? Peter Bernstein’s Against the Gods chronicles humanity’s millennia-long duel with uncertainty—from ancient gamblers casting dice to Renaissance geniuses like Pascal and Fermat cracking the code of chance. As empires rise and fall on calculated risks, the book reveals how mastering probability reshaped empires, economies, and the very notion of human agency. But in a world addicted to control, one question remains: Are we the architects of our destiny… or just gamblers in a game where the house always wins?
- Originally Published: 1998
- Publisher : Wiley, 1998
- Pages: 400
- Genre: Investing
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0471295631
- Access: Prime Membership
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Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
What if chaos didn’t break you—but forged you? In Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shatters our obsession with stability, arguing that true resilience isn’t about surviving chaos—it’s about thriving in it. From crumbling economies to the human spirit, he reveals how volatility and uncertainty are the hidden engines of growth. But as we engineer our lives to avoid shocks, a deadly irony surfaces: Our desperate grip on control might be the very thing making us brittle. Will you cling to fragile safety… or let chaos sculpt you into something unbreakable?
- Originally Published: 2012
- Publisher : Penguin Books, 2013
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 544
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0141038223
- Access: Members
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Fooled By Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
What if your greatest triumph was just a coin flip—and your worst failure pure bad luck? Nassim Nicholas Taleb drags you into the shadowy casino of life, where high-stakes traders and self-made millionaires worship skill but owe their fortunes to chaos. As he dissects the invisible threads of chance weaving through success and ruin, a brutal truth surfaces: Your brain is wired to see patterns in noise—and call it genius. But when the market crashes or luck runs dry, how many of your certainties are just stories… and who’s the real fool?
- Originally Published: 2001
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2007
- Pages: 368
- Genre: Self-help
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0141031484
- Access: Members
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Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity, and Living a Good Life
What if the greatest threats to your future aren’t the unknowns—but the patterns you’ve ignored for centuries? In Same as Ever, Morgan Housel unravels the invisible threads of human behavior that bind history’s triumphs and disasters, revealing how greed, fear, and survival instincts silently steer our chaotic world. You’ve mastered predicting markets and navigating crises, but what happens when the next catastrophe isn’t a surprise—just a rerun of humanity’s oldest script?
- Originally Published: 2023
- Publisher: Harriman House, 2023
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 224
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1804090947
- Access: Members