What the Dog Saw Lib/E: And Other Adventures Contributor(s): Gladwell, Malcolm (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1600249957 ISBN-13: 9781600249952 Publisher: Hachette Book Group OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Psychology | Social Psychology |
Dewey: 814.6 |
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 7.1" W x 6.3" (0.75 lbs) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Over the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has become the most gifted and influential journalist in America. In the New Yorker, his writings are such must-reads that the magazine charges advertisers significantly more money for ads that run within his articles. With his #1 bestsellers, The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, he has reached millions of readers. And now the very best and most famous of his New Yorker pieces are collected in a brilliant and provocative anthology. Among the pieces: his investigation into why there are so many different kinds of mustard but only one kind of ketchup; a surprising assessment of what makes for a safer automobile; a look at how we hire when we can't tell who's right for the job; an examination of a machine built to predict hit movies; the reasons why homelessness might be easier to solve than manage; his famous profile of inventor and entrepreneur Ron Popeil; a look at why employers love personality tests; a dissection of Ivy League admissions and who gets in; the saga of the quest to invent the perfect cookie; and a look at hair dye and the hidden history of postwar America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gladwell, Malcolm: - Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He was formerly a business and science reporter at the Washington Post. |