Books recommended by Nassim Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an essayist, mathematician, and former financial markets trader, known for his work on uncertainty, risk, and randomness. He became world-famous with The Black Swan, a book that popularized the concept of rare, unpredictable events with major impact, and he developed his ideas throughout the Incerto series, which also includes Antifragile and Fooled by Randomness.

His reading recommendations reflect a mind that moves between mathematics, Stoic philosophy, ancient history, and complex systems theory. Taleb values dense works with long-lasting ideas — what he calls 'lindy' — making his curation particularly relevant for those seeking books that withstand time and challenge conventional thinking.