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The Black Swan
THE BLACK SWAN is a concept that will change the way you look at the world. Black Swans underlie almost everything, from the rise of religions, to events in our own lives. A Black Swan is a highly improbable event with three principle characteristics: it is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random and more predictable than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. Why do we always ignore the phenomenon of Black Swans until after they occur? As Taleb reveals, we are hard-wired not to truly estimate risk, too vulnerable to the impulse to simplify and not open enough to rewarding those who can imagine the 'impossible'. In this revelatory book, Taleb explains everything we know about what we don't know, and shows us how to face the world.
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The Playbook
How to Deny Science, Sell Lies, and Make a Killing in the Corporate WorldThis brilliantly subversive and witty book lays bare the techniques of manipulation and disinformation that keep the rich and powerful rich and powerful. It's a handbook to show you all their tricks - with working examples. If you want to be a vile, greedy capitalist, this how-to book will be a great help. And if you want to identify vile greedy capitalists it will show you how to recognise them. It's a landmark book
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Vom Kochen und Töten
Der Philosoph Leon Joskowitz entfaltet in diesem Buch eine einfache Idee: Das Kochen hat uns zu Menschen gemacht. Das Kochen und die Küche sind nicht zum Menschen hinzugekommen wie das Rad, die Schrift oder andere Techniken. Im Gegenteil sind die Zubereitung von Nahrung und das Leben am Feuer sowohl die Voraussetzung als auch die grundlegenden Elemente von menschlicher Kultur. Wir sind Teil einer kulinarischen Lebensform. Die ältesten Spuren kochender Menschen sind rund 800 000 Jahre alt und somit viel älter als der Homo sapiens. Am Feuer haben Menschen gelernt, ihre Nahrung zu teilen und einander Geschichten zu erzählen. Nicht zuletzt ihre eigene: die Geschichte eines sprechenden Tieres, das sich von allen anderen Tieren unterscheidet.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
The author describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This title is about his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. It's not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know.
€ 27,50