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<DIV>Totally agree with Jef's recommendation of <EM>Black
Swan</EM>. I'd also like to recommend, as a companion, Leonard Mlodinow's
<EM>The Drunkard's Walk</EM>. His information about how Mutual Fund
Manager, CEO and Movie Exec careers are largely based on short, random strings
of events is really eye-opening! You also don't find many books that come
highly recommended by Stephen Hawking:</DIV>
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<DIV> In <I>The Drunkard’s Walk</I> Leonard Mlodinow provides readers with
a wonderfully readable guide to how the mathematical laws of randomness affect
our lives. With insight he shows how the hallmarks of chance are apparent in the
course of events all around us. The understanding of randomness has brought
about profound changes in the way we view our surroundings, and our universe. I
am pleased that Leonard has skillfully explained this important branch of
mathematics. <I>--Stephen Hawking</I> </DIV>
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