hadashi's review
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
i figured if i liked "Blink" so much, i should give Gladwell's original bestseller a try. it was interesting enough, thanks to his excellent narrative abilities -- he's able to connect anedotes in a way that illustrate his sociology points quite well. very similar to the idea of "Freakonomics" (which book is the chicken; which is the egg?), in which large-scale trends, including economic ones, are tipped by the actions of a few people: an intensely human basis for worldwide events.
honestly, the best thing about this book is that the ONE campaign against world poverty got its beginnings when Bono read this book -- he's pretty much a Salesman, Maven, and Connector (the three types needed for a Tipping Point) all rolled into one.
honestly, the best thing about this book is that the ONE campaign against world poverty got its beginnings when Bono read this book -- he's pretty much a Salesman, Maven, and Connector (the three types needed for a Tipping Point) all rolled into one.
