What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002TS7XLA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 331 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was formerly a business and science reporter at the Washington Post. Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker.
He wonders what hair dye tells us about twentieth century history, and observes firsthand dog whisperer Cesar Millan's uncanny ability to understand and be understood by his pack. From Publishers Weekly Gladwell's fourth book comprises various contributions to the New Yorker and makes for an intriguing and often hilarious look at the hidden extraordinary. A Little, Brown hardcover. Gladwell pulls double duty as author and narrator; while his delivery isn't the most dramatic or commanding, the material is frequently astonishing, and his reading is clear, heartfelt, and makes for genuinely pleasurable listening. All rights reserved. (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed E
"Good writing," Gladwell says in his preface, "does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its ability to engage you, to make you think, to give you a glimpse into someone else's head." What the Dog Saw is yet another example of the buoyant spirit and unflagging curiosity that have made Malcolm Gladwell our most brilliant investigator of the hidden extraordinary.. Gladwell sits with Ron Popeil, the king of the American kitchen, as he sells rotisserie ovens, and divines the secrets of Cesar Millan, the "dog whisperer" who can calm savage animals with the touch of his hand. Here is the bittersweet tale of the inventor of the birth control pill, and the dazzling inventions of the pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moscowitz. He explores intelligence tests and ethnic profiling and "hindsight bias" and why it was that everyone in Silicon Valley once tripped over themselves to hire the same college graduate. What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do fo
R. DelParto said "The issue is not about writing. It's what you write about". Malcolm Gladwell has written four thought-provoking books on the human condition and related to practical subjects and topics but what has been different about his perspectives is that he has included in the equation a critical eye within a case study approach. And he himself can be topic of discussion, especially with What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures. The book may be a retrospective . Allisa said Gosh darn it.. I LOVE Malcolm Gladwell s books, all of them. I am sure I have rated all the others with 5 stars. This one was completely different. Normally, his books follow an interesting, educational, think-outside-the-box, relational, and logical path. This one was different. He is one of my favorite authors of non fiction and read his books not only for the enlightenment factor, but he is also good . Paige Turner said An enjoyable, entertaining, educational set of essays.. Entertaining, solid set of essays.If you are a Malcolm Gladwell fan, this book will not disappoint you. Solid, fast-reading essays that tackle sometimes complex topics and usually come up with a counter-intuitive conclusion. After a while, his essay structure becomes recognizable, and you realize when he is leading you down the primrose path, only to show you how conventional thinking is o