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Fooled by Randomness

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2001

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book on randomness, luck, survivorship bias, and how people mistake noise for skill in markets and life.

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Author of Fooled by Randomness, cited by Howard Marks as an essential read.

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by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2001

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Author of Fooled by Randomness

Fooled by Randomness, which I’ve described as an essential read.

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Oaktree Capital · 2008-05-16 · accessed 2026-06-22

The PDF memo says Marks had described Fooled by Randomness as an essential read.

Strong recommendation · Oaktree memo · article Source 2008-05-16