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Things that gain from disorder is a book by nassim nicholas taleb published on november 27, 2012, by random house in the united states and. Nassim taleb, in his exasperating but compelling book antifragile, praises things that gain from disorder people, policies and institutions designed to thrive on volatility, instead of shattering in the encounter with it oliver burkman, guardian more than just robust or flexible, it actively thrives on disruption julian baggini, guardian. Taleb s bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by randomness. Unlike many books of this genre, which spend 200 pages padding a 5 page idea, antifragile is a fractal of a book, taking its central ideas and examining and applying them in myriad ways.
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