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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know – Malcolm Gladwell

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The book dives into miscommunication, interactions and assumptions people make when dealing with those that they don’t know. A variety of events and issues are examined, including the arrest and subsequent death of Sandra Bland; British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s interactions with Adolf Hitler; the sex abuse scandal of Larry Nassar; the Cuban mole Ana Montes; the investment scandal of Bernie Madoff; the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal; the trial of Amanda Knox; the Brock Turner rape case; Sylvia…

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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell

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A book every underdog would like even though it touches on things they may be sensitive to. In short the book is about how disadvantages prepare people for success in their unique ways. Notes:– Scans show people with dyslexia have different brains. – In court answer slow and deliberate take your time so you don’t show where you get flustered. Table of ContentsIntroduction/Synopsis PART I: WHEN ADVANTAGES BECOME DISADVANTAGES1. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part I: Money and Parenting…

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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell

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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures Not the most captivating books form Malcolm. Hell I think my audiobook was not even complete and I didn’t care… so most of the summary is taken from elsewhere. Update: As I typed down the table of contents I realised it’s not a bad book. I just can’t use most of the info in my life. Notes: – Paying extra for l’oreal because of the illusion of being worth it. – Dropping 2…

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The Tipping Point – How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

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First of… this is his first book… I’ve reviewed the others already. Man this book has lots to take in. It’s is about the little things that cause drastic changes. Analysing the ‘point’ where the scales ‘tip’ so to speak. And the case studies go deep and for these epidemics to take place you need 3 things… 1 – The Law of the Few, 2 – The Stickiness Factor, 3 – The Power of Context. For the law of the…

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Outliers – The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

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Once again just like the previous one, Blink, lots of case studies and statistics. Also just like the previous book he starts out with a story of health and heart attacks and how this one group of people were immune to the same health issues their neighbouring village had… why? Because they had a better sense of community and 3 generations eating together etc. I love it because I’m not into novels when you can use that reading to get…

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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

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The introduction is a story of how a museum spent a lot of money to buy a statue they’d though and examined thoroughly to be authentic. But it was not and a lot of other experts that just saw it had a bad feeling the second they saw it. This book goes into that moment, that gut feeling, that hunch. Pretty interesting case studies. Lot of topics that fascinated me from the telling if a marriage will survive to Eckman’s…

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