The highly anticipated new book from Malcolm Gladwell,No.1 international bestselling author of The Tipping Point,Blink,Outliers,What the Dog Saw and David and Goliath
The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wrong Why is it so hard to detect a lie,read a face or judge a stranger's motives
Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history,psychology and infamous legal cases - Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual adventure into the darker side of human nature,where strangers are never simple and misreading them can have disastrous consequences.
No one challenges our shared assumptions like Malcolm Gladwell. Here he uses stories of deceit and fatal errors to cast doubt on our strategies for dealing with the unknown,inviting us to rethink our thinking in these troubled times.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141988498Number of pages: 400Weight: 303 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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'Classic Gladwell: a basic idea spun out through brilliantly told stories...eminently readable'- The Sunday Times
'A dazzling book...Gladwell is a rock star of nonfiction...Gladwell is advancing ideas and,sure,they are all open to challenge... but they are stimulating and convincing - and you won't regret a minute you spend mastering them'- The Times
'I love this book... reading it will actually change not just how you see strangers,but how you look at yourself,the news - the world. Reading this book changed me.'- Oprah Winfrey
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist and author,best known for his books on social science,such as The Tipping Point,Blink and Outliers. His latest book is Talking to Strangers.
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