The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable – by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 1st Edition

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From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 January 2007
Edition ‏ : ‎ Trade Paperback
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 350 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141034599
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141034591
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 349 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.05 x 12.7 x 19.56 cm
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