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Fooled by randomness: Audiobook

The Fooled by randomness audiobook runs an estimated 9.2 hours (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2est. listening hrs
4.0★32 ratings
Businessgenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Fooled by randomness at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for business.
  • That's 8% shorter than the average business audiobook (10 hrs across 258 titles in our dataset).

Computed from business audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for business listeners: a solid week of commutes at 9.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes . Now in a striking new hardcover edition, Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb–veteran trader, renowned risk expert, polymathic scholar, erudite raconteur, and New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan –has written a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill. This book is about luck–or more precisely, about how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Fooled by randomness audiobook?

Fooled by randomness runs about 9.2 hours, our estimate from its 312 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Can I listen to Fooled by randomness free?

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When was Fooled by randomness first published?

Fooled by randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was first published in 2001.