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Also, Talib Nassim's 'Fooled by Randomness' is fantastic. Also not really a 'business book' per se, he wrote this a few years before 'The Black Swan' and it has much of the same message, but focuses more on statistical theory and the nature of information and knowledge. The big takeaway for me and application to business was that we need to question everything, especially when it's being spouted from the so-called experts. It also impacted my outlook on economics, making a case for strongly distrusting economists - they base their models and predictions on faulty, ideal-world assumptions, setting up the very Black Swans they're trying to predict and prevent. I think having an understanding of the nature of knowledge and information can make us that much more effective in creating value as entrepreneurs and investors.