Customer Reviews:
 Opens your eye's May 21, 2007
5 out of 20 found this review helpful
I loved this book for the impact it has on my thinking. As with Taleb's previous book "Fooled by Randomness", I learned to look at the "bigger" picture not logically, not rationally, but honestly
 Nassim Nicholas Taleb is the Guru of Randomness May 19, 2007
7 out of 25 found this review helpful
When you see a Black Swan coming, duck! This book is a must-read for any investor or business owner who wants to survive the next market meltdown!
 Would distill into two good chapters; delete the rest. May 18, 2007
30 out of 41 found this review helpful
Taleb has some fascinating thoughts on risk and predictions. Had there been an editor brave enough to delete the meandering anecdotes, attacks on every expert named (excpet Mandlebrot and, curiously, Malcolm Gladwell), the relentless self-aggrandizement, and barely concealed rage at those more famous than he, one might find two good chapters in here. Really, really good chapters. As it stands, your best bet is to skim, and not to look for the final summation chapter showing you how to apply this insight. Because it's not there.
Intellectuals are funny! May 17, 2007
5 out of 20 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed reading this book. It is full of deep thoughts and there are many intellectual diamonds to be unearthed. On top of that it is highly entertaining - Taleb has a great style!
Thesis overdone. May 15, 2007
16 out of 24 found this review helpful
His first book was better. Simple thesis here, that one should expect surprises in life as well as in investing or trading securities. In his first book I remember reading that the author resists editing, which both books cry out for. He is talented and smart, but not a good writer. He also exhibits an ample ego and rambles, so I cannot commend this book.
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