The Observer have a series of interviews with Malcolm Gladwell, best known for his superb book “The Tipping Point”, and and extracts from his new book “Outliers: The Story of Success“:
Stating the obvious, but oh so cleverly (Sun 23rd Nov 2008) – In investigating what sets geniuses apart, is Malcolm Gladwell also asking what makes him so special, wonders Jason Cowley
The man who can’t stop thinking (Sun Nov 16th 2008) – Malcolm Gladwell is a global phenomenon, one of the most brilliant and influential writers of his generation. His bestselling books, including The Tipping Point and Blink, explore and capture social trends and behaviour in ways that define the age. On the eve of his new book about the nature of success he discusses racial politics, obsessiveness, girlfriends – and his own fear of failure.
Why Asian children are better at maths (Sun Nov 16th 2008) – Extract from Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, ‘Outliers’
A gift or hard graft? – (sat Nov 15th 2008) – [Extract from Malcolm Gladwell's new book, 'Outliers' ] We look at outrageously talented and successful people – the Beatles, Mozart, Rockefeller, Bill Gates – and assume there is such a thing as pure genius. Not necessarily, argues Malcolm Gladwell…
Outliers: The Story of Success – Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com .
An introduction to the book and some of its ideas at Malcolm Gladwell’s website.
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Great links!
I’ve just finished Gladwell’s The Tipping Point, and I’m still reeling from all the ideas and data. I’ve followed up on it from your recommendation of Made To Stick in your blog post on the interrupt-command technique – the authors of MTS lauded TTP. I’m starting on MTS now, and it’d be great if you’d recommend some more books covering a similiar range of topics. Thanks!
Hi Relja,
Here is a reduced “Interesting People” list tailored to your request. I will post my entire “Interesting People” list soon, with links and explanations.
Chip and Dan Heath – Authors of Made to Stick [You know them already]
Chris Anderson – Author of The Long Tail (2006)
Clay Shirky – Internet guru and collaboration expert
Dan Ariely – author of Predictably Irrational
Dan Tapscott and Antony D Williams – Authors of Wikinomics (2006)
David Allen – Author of “Getting Things Done”
Douglas Rushkoff – Brilliant lecturer on technology, media and popular culture
Howard Bloom – Master scholar, Group selection theorist and author of The Lucifer Principle and The Global Brain
James Surowiecki – author of The Wisdom of Crowds – expert on group thinking
Jorn Barger – Proto-blogger Robotwisdom.com and all round sage
Jonathan Haidt – Author of “The Happiness Hypothesis”
Kevin Kelly – Cool Tools, Emergence, Quantified Self
Malcolm Gladwell – Author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers . [You know them already]
Nassim Nicholas Taleb – Randomness expert and author of masterpieces “The Black Swan” and “Fooled By Randomness”
Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein – Authors of “Nudge”.
Ron Hale-Evans – Author of “Mind Performance Hacks”
Steven D Levitt – Author of “Freakonomics” (2006)
Steve Johnson – Author of “Mind Wide Open” and “Emergence”
Thomas de Zengotita – Author of “Mediated: How the Media Shape the World Around You”
Hey Jonathan!
Wow, thanks a lot for the list!
Skimming through it, I see that I know some of the authors, but I’ve only read stuff from Gladwell and Made to Stick. I was already very interested in Taleb’s “The Black Swan”, so I’m guessing this is on the top of my list now
I’ll see how many of these I can find in Plato or Mamut, but I’m guessing I’ll have to order them from Amazon (which is good, considering I’m so busy I can’t afford to read them now – these books tend to take over your time)
Looking forward to the detailed post!
Hi Relja,
I have a copy of Fooled By Randomness (In Belgrade) you can borrow with pleasure.
Mail me using the contact form (above) and we can arrange to leave it somewhere for you or have a coffee and hand-over.
Happy New Year!