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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

"This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that underlie our lives, from bestsellers to world disasters. Their impact is huge; they're impossible to predict; yet after they happen we always try to rationalize them."

🔗 https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56380/the-black-swan-by-taleb-nassim-nicholas/

#Reading #Nonfiction #Business #Finance #Probability #Risk #Management #RiskManagement #Books #Bookstodon

Book Promotion: Sci-Fi & #Fantasy books on Kindle Unlimited

A collection of 59 #books for you to read free on KU. Read my #spaceopera

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Book Promotion: Choose a #book on #Kindle Unlimited

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Book Promotion: First #book in a series on #KindleUnlimited

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Book banners have NEVER been the good guys - www.bookbanpetition.us

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Day one done! Bring on the Saturday madness at #Supanova #SupanovaSydney

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White Nights

Rome, Italy
People gather at sunset for a reading of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights during The Silent Storm (La Tempesta Silenziosa), a mass reading initiative conceived by Alessandro Baricco and organised by the city’s culture department.

Photograph: Francesco Fotia/AGF/Shutterstock

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#Italy
#Rome
#books
#reading
#Dostoevsky

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A wide, low-angle shot at twilight showing a massive crowd gathered in a large outdoor seating area facing towering, ancient Roman brick ruins warmly illuminated by golden floodlights. The crowd is participating in La Tempesta Silenziosa (The Silent Storm), a mass reading initiative conceived by Alessandro Baricco. Hundreds of seated attendees hold open books illuminated by small, integrated reading lights, creating a sea of glowing white pages beneath a deep blue evening sky. On the left, a large black screen displays the event's stylized fan logo and the title "la Tempesta Silenziosa" in red, silhouetted against a backdrop of illuminated pine trees.

Finished reading Ross Gay's "Bringing The Shovel Down: Poems."
https://amzn.to/4rXQLSi
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Last book of his #poems I need to read. Though I'm hoping he'll write more, soon.
#books #reading #poetry

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Finished reading Ross Gay's "Bringing The Shovel Down: Poems." Last book of his #poems I need to read. Though I'm hoping he'll write more, soon.

Sign the petition to fund libraries in the United States!

https://action.everylibrary.org/fundlibraries

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Gee whiz, " #reading is having a moment"
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> Nuevo libro rescata y celebra el habla de la montaña puertorriqueña https://www.periodicolaperla.com/gente/nuevo-libro-rescata-y-celebra-el-habla-de-la-montana-puertorriquena/

Headline translation: New book rescues and celebrates speech of Puerto Rican mountains.

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> Nuevo libro rescata y celebra el habla de la montaña puertorriqueña https://www.periodicolaperla.com/gente/nuevo-libro-rescata-y-celebra-el-habla-de-la-montana-puertorriquena/

Headline translation: New book rescues and celebrates speech of Puerto RIcan mountains.

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How to Fall for a Cowboy is 99c everywhere!

He’s an ostrich farmer and a new billionaire. She’s a vet tech at a wild animal rescue, fleeing bad memories.

Readers say: “I loved every word of this book and highly recommend it.”

“I can hardly wait for the next in this series.”
“I loved this couple, the dialogue, the supporting characters, the humour, and the feels. Overall, a great romance.”

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#Cowboys #Romance #books #reading

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A book cover shows a pretty woman and a handsome man in a cowboy hat embracing. The title is How to Fall for a Cowboy by Kris Bock. Text below five stars says, "I loved seeing TC and Hallie building a relationship of friendship that leads to more.” – Reader Review

Hello, here’s a new middle grade fantasy called NORA AND THE WILD WIND by Sophie Lund that is available now and it is the 1st book in the Magical Mist Club series!

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