Such are the contradictions that seem to riddle not just Gladwell's thinking but the thinking on Gladwell's thinking, and perhaps even the thinking on thinking on that, and it is precisely these slippery but substantive contradictions that have allowed Gladwell to tout his revolutionary "big ideas" without couching them in anything so mundane as a logical, well-supported or otherwise sound argument. Gladwell for Dummies.
posted by defenestration
on Nov 5, 2009 -
102 comments
Blinked is Malcom Gladwell's latest short, concept driven book about how instant judgements are often correct, but equally often dangerous. Two reviews on
S****.com and
S****.com [ad thingie to watch] make for great reading themselves. Gladwell's long been a
favorite of mine, and I
don't think I'm alone here. Previously cited works include one of the best essays I've ever read, about the ultimate
pitchman.
posted by allan
on Jan 13, 2005 -
33 comments