The black swan (Record no. 761)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780141034591
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 003.54TAL
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Taleb, Nassim Nicholas.
245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The black swan
Remainder of title the impact of the highly improbable
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 2nd ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Random House
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2010
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxxiii, 444 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note "Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Uncertainty (Information theory) -Social aspects.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam 01/17/2025   003/.54TAL 000762 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book