Mandelbrot was such an entertaining writer. I enjoyed The Misbehavior of Markets a lot.
He does tell a few “I’m such a badass” stories a la Taleb, but somehow he’s a much more sympathetic character. When he talks about bullying some bureaucrat into accepting his dissertation, you can’t help but root for him. Like, it’s a pretty bombastic story, but at the same time he’s such an underdog in the story itself.
Plus the mathematical modeling stuff was eye opening for me too.
Highly recommended.
Edit to add: Kahneman’s writing is much closer to Mandelbrot than to Taleb. I think you’d like Thinking Fast and Slow.
He does tell a few “I’m such a badass” stories a la Taleb, but somehow he’s a much more sympathetic character. When he talks about bullying some bureaucrat into accepting his dissertation, you can’t help but root for him. Like, it’s a pretty bombastic story, but at the same time he’s such an underdog in the story itself.
Plus the mathematical modeling stuff was eye opening for me too.
Highly recommended.
Edit to add: Kahneman’s writing is much closer to Mandelbrot than to Taleb. I think you’d like Thinking Fast and Slow.