The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Review Great fun … brash, stubborn, entertaining, opinionated, curious, cajoling (Freakonomics)An idiosyncratically brilliant new book (Sunday Telegraph)A fascinating study of how we are regularly taken for suckers by the unexpected (Guardian)Like the conversation of a raconteur ... hugely enjoyable - compelling (Financial Times)Confirms his status as a guru for every would-be Damien Hirst, George Soros and aspirant despot (Sunday Times)In the tradition of The Wisdom of Crowds and The Tipping Point (Time) 				    	 					 About the Author About the Author: The author of The Black Swan is Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who spends a lot of his time relaxing in different places all over the world. He used to be a trader, but is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University. He has also authored the book called Fooled By Randomness.