A good book gets better at the second reading. A great book… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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A good book gets better at the second reading. A great book at the third. Any book not worth rereading isn't worth reading.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1 January 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon) is an essayist, epistemologist, researcher, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

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Any book not worth rereading isn't worth reading.

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A good book gets better at the second reading. A great book at the third. Any book not worth rereading isn't worth reading. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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