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Malcolm Timothy Gladwell (born 3 September 1963) is an English-born Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He has published seven books: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (2000); Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005); Outliers: The Story of Success (2008); What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009), a collection of his journalism; David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (2013); Talking To Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know (2019) and The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War (2021). His first five books were on The New York Times Best Seller list. He is also the host of the podcast Revisionist History and co-founder of the podcast company Pushkin Industries. Gladwell's writings often deal with the unexpected implications of research in the social sciences, like sociology and psychology, and make frequent and extended use of academic work. Gladwell was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2011. Early life Gladwell was born in Fareham, Hampshire, England. His mother is Joyce (née Nation) Gladwell, a Jamaican psychotherapist. His father, Graham Gladwell, was a mathematics professor from Kent, England. When he was six his family moved from Southampton to the Mennonite community of Elmira, Ontario, Canada. He has two brothers. Throughout his childhood, Malcolm lived in rural Ontario Mennonite country, where he attended a Mennonite church. Research done by historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. revealed that one of Gladwell's maternal ancestors was a Jamaican free woman of colour (mixed black and white) who was a slaveowner. His great-great-great-grandmother was of Igbo ethnicity from Nigeria, West Africa. In the epilogue of his book Outliers he describes many lucky circumstances that came to his family over the course of several generations, contributing to his path towards success. Gladwell has said that his mother is his role model as a writer.Gladwell's father noted Malcolm was an unusually single-minded and ambitious boy. When Malcolm was 11, his father, who was a professor of mathematics and engineering at the University of Waterloo, allowed him to wander around the offices at his university, which stoked the boy's interest in reading and libraries. The University of Waterloo granted Gladwell an honorary doctorate in 2007. In the spring of 1982, Gladwell interned with the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Trinity College of the University of Toronto, in 1984. Career Gladwell's grades were not high enough for graduate school, so he decided to pursue advertising as a career. After being rejected by every advertising agency he applied to, he accepted a journalism position at conservative magazine The American Spectator and moved to Indiana. He subsequently wrote for Insight on the News, a conservative magazine owned by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. In 1987, Gladwell began covering business and science for The Washington Post, where he worked until 1996. In a personal elucidation of the 10,000-hour rule he popularized in Outliers, Gladwell notes, "I was a basket case at the beginning, and I felt like an expert at the end. It took 10 years—exactly that long."When Gladwell started at The New Yorker in 1996 he wanted to "mine current academic research for insights, theories, direction, or inspiration". His first assignment was to write a piece about fashion. Instead of writing about high-class fashion, Gladwell opted to write a piece about a man who manufactured T-shirts, saying: "[I]t was much more interesting to write a piece about someone who made a T-shirt for $8 than it was to write about a dress that costs $100,000. I mean, you or I could make a dress for $100,000, but to make a T-shirt for $8—that's much tougher."Gladwell gained popularity with two New Yorker articles, both written in 1996: "The Tipping Point" and "The Coolhunt". These two pieces would become the basis for Gladwell's first book, The Tipping Point, for which he received a $1 million advance. He continues to write for The New Yorker. Gladwell also served as a contributing editor for Grantland, a sports journalism website founded by former ESPN columnist Bill Simmons. In a July 2002 article in The New Yorker, Gladwell introduced the concept of the "talent myth" that companies and organizations, in his view, incorrectly follow. This work examines different managerial and administrative techniques that companies, both winners and losers, have used. He states that the misconception seems to be that management and executives are all too ready to classify employees without ample performance records and thus make hasty decisions. Many companies believe in disproportionately rewarding "stars" over other employees with bonuses and promotions. However, with the quick rise of inexperienced workers with little in-depth performance review, promotions are often incorrectly made, putting employees into positions they should not have and keeping other, more experienced employees from rising. He also points out that under this system, narcissistic personality types are more likely to climb the ladder, since they are more likely to take more credit for achievements and take less blame for failure. He states both that narcissists make the worst managers and that the system of rewarding "stars" eventually worsens a company's position. Gladwell states that the most successful long-term companies are those who reward experience above all else and require greater time for promotions. Works With the release of The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War in April 2021, Gladwell has had seven books published. When asked for the process behind his writing, he said: "I have two parallel things I'm interested in. One is, I'm interested in collecting interesting stories, and the other is I'm interested in collecting interesting research. What I'm looking for is cases where they overlap". The Tipping Point The initial inspiration for his first book, The Tipping Point, which was published in 2000, came from the sudden drop of crime in New York City. He wanted the book to have a broader appeal than just crime, however, and sought to explain similar phenomena through the lens of epidemiology. While Gladwell was a reporter for The Washington Post, he covered the AIDS epidemic. He began to take note of "how strange epidemics were", saying epidemiologists have a "strikingly different way of looking at the world". The term "tipping point" comes from the moment in an epidemic when the virus reaches critical mass and begins to spread at a much higher rate.Gladwell's theories of crime were heavily influenced by the "broken windows theory" of policing, and Gladwell is credited for packaging and popularizing the t.... Discover the Malcolm Gladwell popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Malcolm Gladwell books.
Best Seller Malcolm Gladwell Books of February 2023
Stealth
Sarah PeisApril 28, 2022GetSome mistakes are worth repeating. Freya Olysses loves her quiet life in the sleepy little town of Ferguson. She's made a home where she least expected to. Until her past catches up with her...
How to Find Peace
Beau NortonSeptember 23, 2015GetShatter the Illusions and Discover the Truth To 'know about' something is very different from KNOWING it. Perhaps you have some spiritual knowledge, but how often do you experience ...
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldApril 10, 1925GetAn Apple Books Classics edition. The Roaring Twenties are in full effect in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s riveting classic. Man-about-town Jay Gatsby seems to have it all, including loads of money...
The Three Little Pigs
Mark LeskyMarch 22, 2016GetClassic fairy tales, legends and folk stories in short version without violence retold with lovely illustrations in simple language. Perfect for reading aloud to small children or for m...
Wuthering Heights
Emily BrontëNovember 30, 1847GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. If you’ve only ever seen Wuthering Heights on screen, you may have an image of Catherine and Heathcliff as the ultimate star-crossed lovers. But that’s ju...
Words of Wisdom - 100 Inspirational Quotations
Various AuthorsDecember 17, 2012GetFrom the world’s greatest thinkers across the centuries, Words of Wisdom is a delightful collection of advice and insight. With a quotation for every situation, flick through the pag...
The Chase
Elle KennedyAugust 6, 2018GetNew York Times bestseller! The first book in a new series from international bestselling author Elle Kennedy! Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right, because there’s...
The Hunted
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The Art of Logical Thinking
William Walker AtkinsonFebruary 28, 2013GetAtkinson talks about successful pedagogical approach, guiding through the fundamental elements of formal deductive logic, classification and definition, fallacies, basic argument analysis, i...
10-Minute Social Psychology
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Risking Millions
Lexy TimmsAugust 24, 2021GetLove is not something you protect. It's something you risk. Daniel Connor has a problem. A big one. Even though his company is a billion-dollar success in the hospitality industry, he's...
Bedtime Stories for Kids
Uncle AmonJune 15, 2015GetAre you looking for a children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories? This children's storybook has it all! This is an excellent...
Explicit Instruction
Scarlett FinnJune 24, 2014GetEnemies to lovers: Held captive by a dirty-talking alpha. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Lost, Flick walks into a nightmare. More terrifying than the evil that captured her, a looming s...
The Art Of Letting Go
Thought CatalogFebruary 29, 2016GetWe often struggle to let some people go especially when they made that decision. We question the universe, we question ourselves and we question everyone around us but we never truly get our...
Investing For Beginners
David CohneJuly 13, 2015GetThe Best Guide to Getting Started Investing You’ll Find Anywhere What Does Your Retirement Look Like? If you are like most Americans, you don’t know how you’re are going to retire. Pen...
Worth Billions
Lexy TimmsJune 4, 2018GetSmall towns are for small minds. I left for college and never looked back. Ensconced in my luxurious, and lucrative, vineyard, I barely ever spare a thought for my old life. Until I go...
Undone (A Cora Shields Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
Blake PierceOctober 11, 2022GetIn this action-packed mystery thriller by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, Cora Shields, 30, former Navy Seal turned FBI Special Agent, will stop at nothing to catch a killer— but she i...
Think and Grow Rich
Greg Habstritt & Napoleon HillDecember 23, 2010GetThink and Grow Rich is one of the most popular success book of all-time, having sold more than 60 million copies since it was first published more than 70 years ago. It&...
The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
Juliet GauvinOctober 17, 2015GetA story about losing your way and finding your life. Book 1 of 3. Elizabeth Lara built a perfect life as San Francisco’s top divorce attorney, but when she loses her great-aunt Mags, the w...
The Holy Bible - King James Version
King JamesAugust 30, 2012GetHoly Bible King James Version Few Sample Paragraphs from The Holy Bible eBook, Genesis (OT) 1 Gen. 1 IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, ...
Finding Cinderella
Colleen HooverOctober 14, 2013Get#1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends With Us writes a free novella about the search for happily ever after. A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-yea...
Baking Bad - A Cozy Mystery (With Dragons)
Kim M. WattNovember 4, 2018GetA tranquil village. A poisoned cupcake. A murdered vicar. A simple case - or it should be. But all clues point to the Toot Hansell Women's Institute, and Detective Inspector Adams is about t...
Dream Psychology
Sigmund FreudNovember 1, 1899GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. Written by the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud’s 1899 book is the definitive text on learning to interpret dreams. Freud’s groundbreaking...
Habits
Ronald A. ValentinoJanuary 31, 2016GetWant to learn how to be part of the 5% that seem to get everything they want? Look no further this book has the answer that will completely transform your life by teaching you the tech...
Dead Before Dinner
Kat BellemoreJuly 31, 2022GetGreen chile has never been more dangerous. Psychologist Maddie Swallows’ decision to return to New Mexico seemed like a good idea at the time, considering the divorce and her two te...
Taking a Risk
Lexy TimmsMarch 16, 2019GetDivorced, childless, and jobless at 30. My younger self had it all planned. I would be married by 22—check. Have the dream job after university—check. And a couple of kids to go with the...
The Devil I Don't Know: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance
L.K. ShawMay 25, 2021GetJacob My father is dying, and I’ve been called back to Brooklyn to take my place as the head of the Italian syndicate. After a seven year absence, my first test of loyalty is to marry the ...
The Cowgirl's Forever Love
Vivian ArendMay 21, 2019GetReturn to Heart Falls—a place for family, friends, and falling in love. The first stand alone novel in a new trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend. Lisa C...
A Mother for Christmas
Jackie WegerDecember 8, 2020GetDecker Davenport is on a deadline. He has thirty days — Christmas Eve, to be exact — to remodel a St. Augustine Victorian house or the owner will put it back on the market. Not a good ti...
Relentless
Karen LynchDecember 26, 2013Get**Now optioned for TV Sometimes, the demons you fight inside are real. Sara Grey’s world shattered ten years ago when her father was brutally murdered. Now at seventeen, she is still haunt...
For Now and Forever (The Inn at Sunset Harbor—Book 1)
Sophie LoveAugust 16, 2016Get“Sophie Love's ability to impart magic to her readers is exquisitely wrought in powerfully evocative phrases and descriptions….FOR NOW AND FOREVER is the perfect romance or beach read, w...
iPhone User Guide
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Let's Taco Bout It
Matthew RyanOctober 1, 2014GetMr Taco is feeling sad, it’s not easy being a little taco when everything around you is so BIG! Luckily, Patrick has a few ideas to help his friend... ———— NOT YOUR REGULAR S...
The Science of Getting Rich
Wallace D. WattlesJuly 8, 2013GetThe Secret to Wealth and Prosperity is Closer Than You Think, It's Right Inside You. Follow Wallace D. Wattles as he helps you to make a startling discovery that you hold all the keys to you...
Complicate Me: Reid & Sienna #1
Claire RayeJuly 8, 2020GetComplicate Me is book one of Reid and Sienna’s duet and book one in the Hawthorn Hills Duet Series. A two-part, angst-filled, slow-burn, epic love story. Complicate Me must be read before ...
Curvy Attraction (Aiden & Cecelia)
Christa WickOctober 11, 2019Get“Ride with me.” Three simple words. A seemingly perfect solution after my car breaks down. So why am I so nervous about this? Sure, I’ve harbored the biggest crush on him for over a de...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Library Books 1.1
Eric CarleMay 24, 2017GetThis is the series of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Little Learning Library Books. This book with Audio has been created as a university project for my last year. I have created lyrics and mus...
Mistletoe Madness: A Sweet Small Town Christmas Romance (Santa's Secret Helpers, Book 2)
Leeanna MorganApril 21, 2020GetFans of Robyn Carr's Virgin River series will love this small-town, feel-good romance! This Christmas, something magical is happening in Sapphire Bay. Kylie loves everything about Christmas....
Manifesting Abundance: How to Manifest Your Desires Using the Law of Attraction
Beau NortonSeptember 26, 2015GetDid you know that up to 95% of the people that attempt to use the law of attraction to manifest their desires see no noticeable results? The truth is that most people fail to use the law of ...
Rafe
Kathy IvanApril 14, 2020GetWhen Sheriff Rafe Boudreau catches Tessa Maxwell climbing through the window of a house where she doesn’t belong, the crime rate isn’t the only thing that spikes. Turns out, trouble ...
Fighter's Best Friend
A. Rivers & Alexa RiversJanuary 20, 2022GetMy best friend is hot, rich, and emotionally unavailable. Falling in love with him is the worst idea ever but try telling that to my heart. As a doctor who aced her way through medical schoo...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank BaumMay 17, 1900GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. You’ve seen the iconic 1939 movie, but do you know about the talking field mice, the Winkies, and the Witch of the North that appear in the original book? L...
Hunting Season
Kate RudolphApril 5, 2021GetThis werewolf will protect his mate. Owen has one job: keep Stasia from being abducted. Easier said than done when his fiercely independent client tries to fire him the moment they meet. His...
The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection
C. S. LewisDecember 9, 2022GetThe Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection includes: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) Prince Caspian (1951) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) The Silver Chair (1953) ...
Meditations
Emperor of Rome Marcus AureliusDecember 25, 2008GetMeditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale CarnegieJuly 7, 2022GetHow to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, first published in 1936. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-sell...
Mr. Mayfair
Louise BayOctober 1, 2019GetMy boyfriend is getting married. Okay, technically he's my ex-boyfriend. Two months ago he decided he wanted a break. I still thought he was my happily ever after. On any other day, knowing ...
Shiftless
Aimee EasterlingOctober 24, 2014GetTerra is shiftless --- a werewolf uncomfortable in her own animal skin. A decade after learning to squash her wolf and flee the repressive village where she grew up, the packless ache still ...
Sisters (Sun Valley Series, Book 1)
Kellie Coates GilbertMarch 2, 2017GetSet in America’s original ski resort, Sun Valley, Idaho— SISTERS offers a thought-provoking look at three women . . . and the choices they make when they realize their lives aren’t exa...
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