The Bed of Procrustes
By
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2010 • 120 pages

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150 books

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Business And Management

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Life

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The Art of the Good Life
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
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Philosophy

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
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Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?: Trick Questions, Zen-like Riddles, Insanely Difficult Puzzles, and Other Devious Interviewing Techniques You Need to Know to Get a Job Anywhere in the New Economy
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ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
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