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Malcolm Gladwell: The Virtues of Obnoxiousness
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Posted: 04.09.12, 06:38 AM
e Things Can Make a Big Difference, Blink The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, and Outliers. Job Search
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Posted: 04.09.12, 01:28 AM
He has said “I’ve always been a kind of academic wannabe. I realized I didn’t have the temperament to be an academic. Human Edited Directory
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Posted: 03.19.12, 09:39 AM
I have read his Books, can't say they are easy to understand... but when you get what he means you get really thrilled... and need to read more and more on... that's how I read several his books... even traveling via Allegiant Air could not get the book aside... That's why I like reading his books traveling.. you don't feel the time... time which makes you turn healthier in your soul!
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Posted: 03.18.12, 06:10 PM
I must say though that Malcolm is definitely a great writer.

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Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. He is most recently the author of, What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures, and the New York Times best-selling books, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, and Outliers: The Story of Success.free catalogs
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Posted: 03.18.12, 05:56 PM
I do agree with you on this Jaranda, great facts. slip and fall
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Posted: 01.04.12, 03:13 PM
Facts about Malcolm Gladwell
- Gladwell’s first book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, earned him a $1 million advance. The book went on to become a bestseller.
- He initially wanted to pursue a career in advertising after college, but after being unable to get a job, he turned to journalism instead.
- He has received a lot of press about his 2001 article “The Ketchup Conundrum”, where he questions why there are so many mustard varieties, but only one ketchup option.
- Gladwell is known for his counterintuitive way of approaching topics in his writing.
- He has said “I’ve always been a kind of academic wannabe. I realized I didn’t have the temperament to be an academic. But I thought I could at least be a liaison to the rest of the world.”
- In 2005, he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
- Gladwell describes his books as “intellectual adventure stories.”
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