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The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical AphorismsBed of Procrustes is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game. By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in
Bed of Procrustes is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game. By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect. The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Taleb's view of modern civilization's hubristic side effects--modifying humans to satisfy technology, blaming reality for not fitting economic models, inventing diseases to sell drugs, defining intelligence as what can be tested in a classroom, and convincing people that employment is not slavery. Playful and irreverent, these aphorisms will surprise you by exposing self-delusions you have been living with but never recognized. With a rare combination of pointed wit and potent wisdom, Taleb plows through human illusions, contrasting the classical values of courage, elegance, and erudition against the modern diseases of nerdiness, philistinism, and phoniness. "Taleb's crystalline nuggets of thought stand alone like esoteric poems."--Financial TimesBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 10/25/2016
ISBN: 9780812982404
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.40d
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All ATV owners need these.
These gloves are fabulous. Anybody having fun on a ATV need these. With my hand warmer and these gloves, I donβt wear anything else on my hands. They are great.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2025
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handlebar mittens
Too big. If using during snow plowing they are a burden due to need to take hands off controls, and shift from forward to reverse. Might be okay if just riding around on trails, etc.
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Good quality, not great on clutch
The quality of these is very good. They break the wind very well. Too well, actually. On my bike when going above 60 MPH they press hard enough on the clutch to be a problem. I'm sure I'll still use them but they won't be of any value on the interstate. It's possible to hold the clutch while using them but, for me at least, I don't have the strength to do it for my 45 minute commute.
Unfortunately, the openings seem to fold up making it difficult to get gloved hands into them quickly, which is my reason for subtracting a star.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2025
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Sedan
Size: Compatible with 2002-2006 BMW E46 3-Series Sedan, Color: Chrome, Size: Compatible with 2002-2006 BMW E46 3-Series Sedan, Color: Chrome
Perfect fit for a 2002 325i sedan, locks in place and does not fall out.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2026
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Perfect fit
Size: Compatible with 2002-2006 BMW E46 3-Series Sedan, Color: Glossy Black
Perfect fit for the 2004 E46 BMW.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2025