#11 in Economics
Antifragile
- 656
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 2 weeks on the list, peaked at #7
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About the book
Antifragile: 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 Penguin in the United Kingdom. This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including Fooled by Randomness (2001), The Black Swan (2007–2010), and The Bed of Procrustes (2010–2016), and is the fourth book in the five-volume philosophical treatise on uncertainty titled Incerto. Some of the ideas are expanded on in Taleb's fifth book Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (2018).
Reading order · Incerto
Full order & progress →- Fooled by RandomnessStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly ImprobableThe Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable–Not ranked yet
- The Bed of Procrustes
7.77.7 / 10 - AntifragileThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily LifeSkin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 258 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 63% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Economics average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 40 | 16% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 218 | 85% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I'll write a full review after I've had a little time to digest it, but this book was a wonderful way to start the year. Taleb's writing is so full of beginnings and iconoclastic ideas that it'll take some time to sort it out and…”
“I think this is one of must read for anyone. I just really loved it and enjoyed its tone and content.”
Frequently asked
How long is Antifragile?
It has 656 pages — longer than 90% of the ranked books in Economics.
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