Foucault, Derrida, Taleb

I forgot to mention I read a biography of Jacques Derrida by Jason Powell. It was notable mostly for the dislike of Derrida's energy and success by academics and the establishment more generally. I also read Sara Mills' biography of Michel Foucault as a preparation to reading his works. It was sad to lose an intellectual at such an early age. Finally, I'm reading Nassim Taleb's Black Swan. I find his argument simple, but it is presented in a distracting, chatty way. I suppose it makes a change from too much academic prose, but he could have said all that in a simpler and more direct way.