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Loading... The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (original 2000; edition 2002)by Malcolm Gladwell
Work InformationThe Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Author) (2000)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. About a week later I honestly don't remember much about this book, which I think says a lot. It was an interesting analysis and I'm sure I'll come back to it, but I'm not decided on how widely it is applicable. Great for what it is, and not a difficult read. ( ) I really really like Malcolm Gladwell. I really really like his books. I really like this book. I would probably really really like it had I read it when it was first published. The thing I think this book misses on is the rise of the internet. I think that changes the fulcrum of the tipping point and I'd be interested to hear how and in what ways that works. It was touched on to some degree but the rise of social media and information has come so far since the publication of this book that I think it is a much bigger factor than at the time of this edition. That's not to take away from this book. As I said had I read it when it was initially published I'm sure it would be a really really good book. Time changes things.
I wish Malcolm Gladwell had chosen to use his considerable skills as a journalist to describe more examples of actual tipping points. In reaching instead for theory, he reaches well beyond where he, or anyone else, can safely travel. What Mr. Gladwell has to say is instructive. If he hasn't got all the answers, he certainly offers a fresh way of looking at the problems. Gladwell's narrative voice is so chummy and seductive, it's easy to get drawn into his worldview. But still: $1 million ... Here's a tip: Don't believe the hype. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference is both interesting and engaging. It is a medicine chest of a book, full of seemingly unrelated concoctions, each available for strategic application to manipulate the equilibrium. Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inIs abridged inHas as a supplementHas as a student's study guideDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML: From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia: discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior. The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas. No library descriptions found.
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