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Like Twain and Wilde before him, Taleb eats paradoxes for breakfast... The aphorism is Taleb to a tee. It showcases his wit and learning, and provides ways to fillet his enemies. All his usual suspects are present to be corrected: bankers, fools, politicians, journalists... Present, too, are his heroes: the curious, the intellectually anarchistic, the idle philosopher -- James Kidd * Independent on Sunday *
[A] quirky, entertaining collection of aphorisms, covering everything from the web to the injuriousness of doing too much work... a wry, often hila­rious glimpse -- Robert Collins * The Times *

The Bed of Procrustes

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    A Paperback / softback by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 27/10/2016
      ISBN13: 9780141985022, 978-0141985022
      ISBN10: 014198502X
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Popular philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      Like Twain and Wilde before him, Taleb eats paradoxes for breakfast... The aphorism is Taleb to a tee. It showcases his wit and learning, and provides ways to fillet his enemies. All his usual suspects are present to be corrected: bankers, fools, politicians, journalists... Present, too, are his heroes: the curious, the intellectually anarchistic, the idle philosopher -- James Kidd * Independent on Sunday *
      [A] quirky, entertaining collection of aphorisms, covering everything from the web to the injuriousness of doing too much work... a wry, often hila­rious glimpse -- Robert Collins * The Times *

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