Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work 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, contrib….Read More
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