In these breathtaking intellectual adventure stories,coveringeverything from criminology to ketchup,job interviews to dog training,Malcolm Gladwell looks under the surface of everyday life to show howthe most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary thingsabout us and our world.'Masterpieces in the art of the essay'Steven Pinker,The New York Times'Beautiful... brings together the writing that made Gladwell the extraordinaryfigure he is today...one of the most imaginative non-fiction writersof his generation'Ian Sample,Guardian'Chatty,perceptive,impish and amiable...Comes exuberantly close to...whatgoes on inside other people's heads'Philip Womack,Daily Telegraph'Gladwell makes the world seem fresh and exciting again'Evening Standard
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141044804Number of pages: 432Weight: 315 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
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Gladwell's range is impressive and his writing never less than engagingThe pieces form a dazzling record of Gladwell's artMake your social commentary sparkle with Malcolm Gladwell's latestHe's able to examine what look like the most mundane aspects of our daily lives and to reveal the cleverness - and the strangeness - withinVibrant,colourful and packed with surprisesGladwell soars high
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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