{"product_id":"9780525511861","title":"Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Signed Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Swan,\u003c\/i\u003e a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In his most provocative and practical book yet,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eone of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths. Among his insights:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e• \u003ci\u003eFor social justice, focus on symmetry and risk sharing. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eYou cannot make profits and transfer the risks to others, as bankers and large corporations do. You cannot get rich without owning your own risk and paying for your own losses. Forcing skin in the game corrects this asymmetry better than thousands of laws and regulations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e• \u003ci\u003eEthical rules aren’t universal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e You’re part of a group larger than you, but it’s still smaller than humanity in general.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e• \u003ci\u003eMinorities, not majorities, run the world. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe world is not run by consensus but by stubborn minorities imposing their tastes and ethics on others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e• \u003ci\u003eYou can be an intellectual yet still be an idiot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e “Educated philistines” have been wrong on everything from Stalinism to Iraq to low-carb diets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e• \u003ci\u003eBeware of complicated solutions (that someone was paid to find)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e A simple barbell can build muscle better than expensive new machines.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e• \u003ci\u003eTrue religion is commitment, not just faith\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e How much you believe in something is manifested only by what you’re willing to risk for it.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The phrase “skin in the game” is one we have often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it’s also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Taleb shows in this book, applies to all aspects of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048282898672,"sku":"9780525511861","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525511861_p0.jpg?v=1763710668","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525511861","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}