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I would not rate this book as a romance novel more of an historical novel. Not all swans are white, and not all events, no matter what the experts think, are predictable. A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics. Oct, 2009 in the authors point of view, a black swan is an improbable event with three principal characteristics it is unpredictable. The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error.
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