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I'm going to cheat and review this book while I'm still reading the last chapter (b/c I have time right now).
Loved it! Malcolm Gladwell is a great storyteller, and his theories (or, rather, others' theories that Gladwell succinctly tells) are always very intriguing. I liked this one as much as the Tipping Point, and better than Blink.
I am so happy that he is telling the world about Crew Resource Management. This is a cornerstone to medical simulation (what we would call Crisis Resource Managemen ...more
Loved it! Malcolm Gladwell is a great storyteller, and his theories (or, rather, others' theories that Gladwell succinctly tells) are always very intriguing. I liked this one as much as the Tipping Point, and better than Blink.
I am so happy that he is telling the world about Crew Resource Management. This is a cornerstone to medical simulation (what we would call Crisis Resource Managemen ...more
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Not quite as good perhaps as the earlier books -- but certainly worth a read. He has been criticized for the "genetics isn't everything" but he's right on the geniuses. People with high IQs don't do well, partly because of their lack of social skills, partly because of resentment, partly because when some things come easy, you give up on things that don't. But a lot of this is the old joke: How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice!
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Even though I'd argue that his arguments get a little murky toward the second third of the book (and perhaps this complaint could be made about Gladwell's writing generally), I LOVED the first third so much that I would still rate it very highly.
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Gladwell is still a great storyteller, but I think he's running out of interesting ideas. I didn't feel like this book was as "Hey! I didn't even think about that!" as the others were.
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Amazing book! I think all educators and parents should read this book. It is a very quick read and explains that you aren't born successful there are different situations that occur during your life that lead to your success.
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Yet another spectacular book by Mr. Gladwell. I think my three authors I'd love to have dinner with would be him, Douglas Adams, and Robert Sapolsky.
Anyhow, the book is great - a well-aimed arrow in the heart of the theory that we all succeed by talent and pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, or fail by not doing so. It makes the case, very compellingly, that we're much more affected by cultural legacies, luck, dedication, and broader societal values and movements than individual talent. Not ...more
Anyhow, the book is great - a well-aimed arrow in the heart of the theory that we all succeed by talent and pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, or fail by not doing so. It makes the case, very compellingly, that we're much more affected by cultural legacies, luck, dedication, and broader societal values and movements than individual talent. Not ...more
Mar 01, 2009
Christina
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After wasting a week and not getting far because he made his point early and just kept beating it I had to put this one down. I really enjoyed Blink but this one didn't get me.
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As usual, an enertaining and illuminating pattern in society is fleshed out by Gladwell.
Fascinating read!
An easy read, even if one doesn't agree with everything he says. But he does make one think!
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Excellent book. Great insights. Lots of fun to read.
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