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24 alternatives to The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

The extreme impact of rare and unpredictable events

The Black Swan is a book that explores how rare and unpredictable events can have enormous consequences that are difficult to anticipate. It examines the impact of highly improbable occurrences on society, economics… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Black Swan▲80

   The impact of the highly improbable

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Black Swan▲2

   The Impact of the Highly Improbable

   2018 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   EconTalk - Taleb on the Black Swan▲57

   Taleb and Russ discuss uncertainty and Swans

   2015 · econtalk.org · its alternatives →

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   The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History▲60

   A major book about the future of the world

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   What "Disruption" Really Means▲152

   An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Fooled By Randomness ▲105

   The hidden role of chance in life and markets

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Flight of the Silvers▲63

   A world of time travel and disruption.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Predictably Irrational▲96

   The hidden forces that shape our decisions

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine▲77

   Betting against the herd is scary and at times lucrative

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Misbehavior of Markets▲57

    A fractal view of financial turbulence

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Only the Paranoid Survive by Andy Grove▲62

    When massive change occurs you have to adapt or will fall..

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Collapse▲68

    How societies choose to fail and succeed

    2015 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

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    The Signal and the Noise▲73

    Why so many predictions fail - but some don't

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Antifragile▲89

    Things that gain from disorder

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Disruption Dilemma▲61

    Disruption is a challenge but evidence says it can be tamed

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Shock Doctrine▲62

    The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder▲65

    Nassim Taleb's concluding book to his randomness trilogy

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Brave New World▲73

    A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Physics of the Future▲73

    How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    What is Fire?▲134

    An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    David and Goliath▲69

    Looks at the impact that disadvantages have on outcomes

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Against the Gods▲62

    The remarkable story of risk

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58

    The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    "The Stolen Bacillus" By H.G Wells▲60

    TLDR: Mad Scientists, Apocalyptic Schemes, And Car Chases

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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