by Malcolm Gladwell
As the first book I've read by Gladwell, I can see what the fuss is about. His approach to passing along a conclusion by telling an anecdote has become a go to technique in non-fiction. I thought his conclusions, though, were kind of weakly drawn. This one seems to have less of a grand overarching t...
Malcolm Gladwell has always impressed me with his ability to take seemingly disparate elements and link them together to reach a new understanding of a subject. Reading Outliers was like watching a magic trick. This time around, however, Gladwell's book resembles not so much the work of an adroit sc...
I got this book through the Goodreads First Reads giveaway. The idea of studying why and how underdogs beat the odds is intriguing. Gladwell uses two or more real-life examples in every chapter and tie them together with some statistical data to support his premise, but I thought the connection betw...
My usual Malcolm Gladwell review... fascinating anecdotes that make me think about interesting things, but with oversimplified conclusions stemming from wild extrapolations. The book is not very coherent overall either, reading very much like a draft.Meh.
Just love the many different subjects Gladwell tackles. Found the explanation of the David and Goliath story impressive. I think he has mastered the way people think and feel about things, and how their thinking may be faulty. What one thinks is the best thing is often not. Subjects from College, to...
Gladwell brings stories of the underdogs to life in this book explaining why and how they triumph. Thinking outside the box, perseverance, and history of adversity are his primary explanations for how people can triumph. His ideas are good and generally easier to get your head around then trying to ...
Title: David and Goliath Who Wrote It? Malcolm Gladwell, interestingly coiffed journalist, speaker and influential thinker. Plot in a Box: Gladwell looks into what really makes society’s winners and losers and explodes a few myths along the way. Invent a new title for this book: Why Be...
The book Outliers was the book that cemented my love for non-fiction books.I never knew back then that non-fictions could be so powerful and thought provoking.While this book maintained Gladwell's unique talent to find unique subjects, it was not as moving and emotional as Outliers final pages (the ...
I am sorry but to use a biblical narrative and weave that into a book of non-fiction is just plain lacking in credibility.
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