Malcolm Gladwell
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What happens when Paul Simon, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in music history, and Malcolm Gladwell, the best-selling author, sit down together, with a tape recorder and a guitar?
Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you've ever heard before. Recorded over a series of 30 hours of conversation between Simon, Gladwell, and Gladwell's oldest friend and...
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Discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior.
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop...
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop...
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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog...
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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog...
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 10
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Malcolm breaks down two pieces of his own writing-one written for Tthe New Yorker and one for a medical journal-to illustrate how he brings a new character to life.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 4
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Learn how to use surprises, guessing games, and suspense to invite readers into your story.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 6
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What makes a story worth pursuing? Malcolm talks through his criteria for spotting a unique story and the first steps of story development.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 11
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If you could choose to describe a character by the way they look, or by what they keep in their bedroom, Malcolm says to choose the bedroom. Learn how to use the setting and action around a character to build their personality.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 13
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Learn how Malcolm uses sentence length and punctuation to guide readers through a sophisticated idea.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 24
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Malcolm delivers his parting words about the true intent of nonfiction writing.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 8
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Using David and Goliath and "What the Dog Saw," Malcolm teaches you how to look for patterns and draw connections between seemingly disparate ideas.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 17
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Using his essay "Something Borrowed" as an example, Malcolm demonstrates how to use language and emotion to build a powerful narrative.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 7
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Learn how Malcolm grows the idea of a story, and how he tests new ideas with family and friends.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 12
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Malcolm believes that when you reveal a story is just as important as what that story is. He explains this idea with an in-depth look at one of his favorite characters, late-night television pitchman Ron Popeil.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 22
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Malcolm believes that you can't become a great writer without being a great reader. Learn Malcolm's strategies for critical reading.
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A compendium about one of host Malcolm Gladwell's greatest obsessions: education. Malcolm Gladwell has long relished the opportunity to skewer the upper echelons of higher education, from the institution of U.S. News & World Report's Best College rankings to the LSATs to the luxe Bowdoin College cafeteria. The Myths of Meritocracy: A Revisionist History Education Anthology, upends the traditional thinking around how education should work and tries...
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 16
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Malcolm feels that restraint is essential in the production of real emotion. Learn how to introduce humor and melancholy to form deep connections with your readers.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 18
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For Malcolm, a title is the ultimate attention-grabber. Learn how to write powerful titles that will speak to your reader's' emotions.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 14
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Using a New Yorker article he wrote about a company testing out a new drug, Malcolm demonstrates how to employ jargon to hook your readers.
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Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing volume 21
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Learn Malcolm's advice for aspiring writers, including how to launch and maintain your career as a professional writer.