The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Book review by Deane Barker • August 15, 2017 • tags: statistics • This book could literally have been written in 25 pages. I find Taleb incredibly narcissistic. He doesn’t say anything in 1 word that could be said in 10, and his main goal seems to be on injecting himself into the text so we all know how smart he is. There’s a decent point here, but be prepared to dig mightily for it, then realize you covered up the hole with the excess dirt. Book Info Author Nassim Nicholas Taleb Year 2007 Pages 366 Acquired June 18, 2022 I have read this book. According to my records, I completed it on August 15, 2017. A softcover copy of this book is currently in my home library.