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The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
The Bed of Procrustes Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect. — The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It rep...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400069972
ISBN-10: 1400069971
Publication Date: 11/30/2010
Pages: 128
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Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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