Malcolm Gladwell
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"Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked:...
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The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.
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The author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to challenge how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, and to fundamentally reshape the way we think about suffering and adversity.
This book uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. In it the author challenges how we think about obstacles...
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How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem? Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology,...
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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and number-one best-selling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and What the Dog Saw, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers - and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach...
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Brings together, for the first time, the best of Gladwell's writing from The New Yorker in the past decade, including : the bittersweet tale of the inventor of the birth control pill ; the dazzling inventions of the pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moscowitz ; spotlighting Ron Popeil, the king of the American kitchen ; and the secrets of Cesar Millan, the "dog whisperer." Gladwell also explores intelligence tests, ethnic profiling and "hindsight bias,"...
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What happens when Paul Simon, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in music history, and Malcolm Gladwell, the best-selling author, sit down together, with a tape recorder and a guitar?
Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you've ever heard before. Recorded over a series of 30 hours of conversation between Simon, Gladwell, and Gladwell's oldest friend and...
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Hachette Audio
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2006
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English
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Discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior.
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop...
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop...
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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog...
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D. Quixote
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2022
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Portuguese
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Nos anos que antecederam a Segunda Guerra Mundial, numa monótona base aérea no Alabama, um pequeno grupo de pilotos rebeldes teve uma ideia radical: E se conseguíssemos fazer com que os bombardeamentos aéreos fossem tão precisos que as guerras passassem a ser totalmente travadas pelo ar? E se pudéssemos fazer com que os confrontos brutais entre exércitos terrestres fossem uma coisa do passado?
Este livro conta a história do que se passou quando...
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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog...
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 24
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English
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Malcolm delivers his parting words about the true intent of nonfiction writing.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 13
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English
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Learn how Malcolm uses sentence length and punctuation to guide readers through a sophisticated idea.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 21
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English
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Learn Malcolm's advice for aspiring writers, including how to launch and maintain your career as a professional writer.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 1
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English
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Meet your instructor-best-selling author and longtime New Yorker staff writer, Malcolm Gladwell. Malcolm outlines what he has planned for your class and reflects on the idea of writing as a calling
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 14
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English
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Using a New Yorker article he wrote about a company testing out a new drug, Malcolm demonstrates how to employ jargon to hook your readers.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 19
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English
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Getting a piece of writing to a finished state is a process. Malcolm walks you through his approach, from first draft to final polishing.
18) MasterClass Presents Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing: Structuring Narrative: The Imperfect Puzzle
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 2
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English
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Malcolm likes an imperfect argument-the perfect argument is too obvious. Learn how Malcolm builds an open-ended puzzle into his story, "The Ketchup Conundrum."
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 3
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English
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Data is a big part of Malcolm's stories. Learn three ways Malcolm helps readers digest data and engage with complex ideas in his writing.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 17
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Using his essay "Something Borrowed" as an example, Malcolm demonstrates how to use language and emotion to build a powerful narrative.