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Author Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960- author. Title Skin in the game : hidden asymmetries in daily life / Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Publisher New York : Random House, c2018. ©2018 Copies
ITEM LOC CALL # STATUS Cable adult nonfiction 302 TAL AVAILABLE Superior adult nonfiction 302.12 T143s AVAILABLE Edition First edition. Descript xv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Note Nonfiction. Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-263) and index. Summary The phrase "skin in the game" is one we have often heard but have rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it's also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows in this book, applies to literally all aspects of our lives. In his inimitable style, Taleb pulls on everything from Antaeus the Giant to Hammurabi to Donald Trump to Seneca to the ethics of disagreement to create a jaw-dropping tapestry for understanding our world in a brand new way. Subject Risk -- Sociological aspects. Risk-taking (Psychology) -- Social aspects. Information asymmetry -- Social aspects. Uncertainty (Information theory) -- Social aspects. Complexity (Philosophy) ISBN/ISSN 042528462X 9780425284629
