About “Skin in the Game”
Skin in the Game is a 2018 non-fiction work by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It dissects the phrase "skin in the game," the backbone of risk management, showing how it applies to all aspects of life. Taleb draws on figures from Antaeus the Giant to Hammurabi, Donald Trump, and Seneca, arguing the phrase means paying attention to what people do rather than what they say, and to how much risk they accept, challenging long-held beliefs about those who control military, finance, and religion.
Praise for “Skin in the Game”
“The problem with Taleb is not that he’s an asshole. He is an asshole. The problem with Taleb is that he is right.”
“The most prophetic voice of all . . . [Taleb is] a genuinely significant philosopher . . . someone who is able to change the way we view the structure of the world through the strength, originality and veracity of his ideas alone.”
“Taleb grabs on to core problems that others ignore, or don’t see, and shakes them like an attack dog on a leg.”
Book details
- First published
- 2018
- Latest edition
- 2020 · ISBN 9780425284643
- Pages
- 304
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Skin in the Game | 2020 | 9780425284643 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Skin in the Game | 2019 | 9780141982656 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Skin in the Game | 2018 | 9780241300657 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Skin in the game | 2018 | 9780425284629 | Buy on Amazon |
| Skin in the Game | 2018 | 9780241247471 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Skin in the Game?
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb has 304 pages.
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