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What The Dog Saw

And Other Adventures
Book • 2009
This book is a compilation of Malcolm Gladwell's articles from The New Yorker, categorized into three parts.

The first part, 'Obsessives, Pioneers, and other varieties of Minor Genius', focuses on individuals who excel in their fields but are not widely known.

The second part, 'Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses', delves into issues of prediction, including intelligence failures and the Enron scandal.

The third part, 'Personality, Character, and Intelligence', discusses psychological and sociological topics such as criminal profiling, homelessness, and the differences between panicking and choking under pressure.

Gladwell's essays offer insightful analyses and unique perspectives on a wide range of subjects.

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Dax Shepard
as one of
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Malcolm Gladwell
's books.
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Malcolm Gladwell Returns Again
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Chuck Nice
when listing
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Malcolm Gladwell
's bestselling books.
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Revenge of The Tipping Point with Malcolm Gladwell
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Rufus Griscom
as a book that explores social contagions and their mysteries.
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REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT: Malcolm Gladwell Revisits the Science of Social Contagion
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Rick Bennett
when explaining his 'self-weeding garden' approach to client selection.
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385 Silicon Valley’s Secret Marketing Assassin Rick Bennett
Recommended by Karl Gustavson as a great audiobook with insightful stories.
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The Psychological Secret That Helped Me Survive Combat
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Brett McKay
in reference to a discussion about asking questions in the book.
#224: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things With Malcolm Gladwell
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Jordan Harbinger
as one of Gladwell's best-selling books.
256: Malcolm Gladwell | What We Should Know about Talking to Strangers

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