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The phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? Why should you ne...
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10h 57m
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180 WPM
7h 53m
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250 WPM
5h 38m
fast reader
350 WPM
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