by Malcolm Gladwell
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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 ...
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Compilation of "essays" from The New Yorker magazine - some outdated. Some of the selections were interesting, but overall I'm not a fan of Gladwell's approach. He wanted you to reach his conclusions; his "research" seems biased toward his POV. In addition, his writing meanders until at some point you want to scream "focus." I do think that I would have enjoyed reading his articles in a magazine (as part of a whole "something else") more than I did in a book.
This book covers a wide variety of topics, including Ron Popeil, the homeless and how to evaluate a good teacher. Surprisingly, each chapter brought new information and insight that had us saying: "I never knew that!" As with all of Malcolm Gladwell's books, he talks about complex issues in a reader-friendly way. What he writes about has consistently created wonderful discussion for our book club.
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