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The Black Swan    by Monica P
Price: $0.99 USD. 260 words. Published on December 6, 2009. .

The black swan is an interesting bird - find out some quick facts about this Australian native bird.
Are Black Swans Really Harmful to Ordinary Investors?    by Dale Maley
Price: $2.99 USD. 4860 words. Published on August 29, 2010. .

Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized the term Black Swan through his books and interviews. Taleb’s Black Swan Theory refers only to unexpected events of large magnitude and consequence and their dominant role in history. This short story explores whether or not Black Swan events are really important to ordinary Main Street investors versus Wall Street traders.
Epistle To A Sam Harris Nation: Debunking The Moral Landscape    by Bill Whitehouse
Price: $9.99 USD. 103900 words. Published on January 29, 2011. .

'Epistle To A Sam Harris Nation: Debunking The Moral Landscape' takes on the ideas of Sam Harris using his own chosen tools (i.e.,reason and science). When those tools are turned back on his book, 'The Moral Landscape', his perspective is seen to be like an onion since after one peels away various layers of philosophy, reasoning, and science, there is nothing left at the heart of his worldview.