Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell

Bestselling Author & Staff Writer

Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist and author known for exploring the hidden patterns behind everyday phenomena through data-driven storytelling.

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Malcolm Gladwell is a bestselling author and long-time staff writer at The New Yorker, recognized for making complex social science accessible to mainstream audiences. His breakthrough book The Tipping Point introduced millions to epidemiological models of social change. Through works examining human behavior and decision-making, Gladwell has shaped contemporary thinking about how society actually works.

10 Books Recommended by Malcolm Gladwell

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14 people recommended

The quietest of the entrepreneurs who created the modern computer business finally tells his story.'

Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Howard Schultz, Jamie Dimon, Marc Andreessen, Marc Benioff, Ray Dalio, Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Matthew Mcconaughey, Satya Nadella, Walter Isaacson

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#2

The Checklist Manifesto

by Atul Gawande

10 people recommendedrecommended 2x

[The author] took an extraordinary risk to his own reputation domestically in America in the medical profession by [releasing this book].

[The author] took an extraordinary risk to his own reputation domestically in America in the medical profession by [releasing this book].

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Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, Vinod Khosla, Charles Poliquin, Keith Rabois, Michael Mccullough, Ramit Sethi, Tim Ferriss, Derek Sivers

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5 people recommendedrecommended 4x

[The author] reminds us that our national conversation about medicine has been too narrowly focused on hospitals, doctors, and drugsβ€”and not enough on the human connections that sustain us.

[The author] reminds us that our national conversation about medicine has been too narrowly focused on hospitals, doctors, and drugsβ€”and not enough on the human connections that sustain us.

[The author] reminds us that our national conversation about medicine has been too narrowly focused on hospitals, doctors, and drugsβ€”and not enough on the human connections that sustain us.

[The author] reminds us that our national conversation about medicine has been too narrowly focused on hospitals, doctors, and drugsβ€”and not enough on the human connections that sustain us.

Also recommended by: Ben Silbermann, Adam Grant, Daniel Pink, Susan Cain

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3 people recommendedrecommended 3x

Malcolm Gladwell recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

Malcolm Gladwell recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

Malcolm Gladwell recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

Also recommended by: Sheryl Sandberg, David Heinemeier Hansson

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2 people recommended

You must read [this book].

Also recommended by: Charles Koch

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Strangers to Ourselves

by Timothy D. Wilson

recommended 2x

One of the loveliest, most insightful books about social psychology that I ever read.

One of the loveliest, most insightful books about social psychology that I ever read.

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#7

Merchant Princes

by Leon A. Harris

recommended 4x

About the great Jewish retail families of America.

About the great Jewish retail families of America.

About the great Jewish retail families of America.

About the great Jewish retail families of America.

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#8

The Russia House

by John le CarrΓ©

recommended 3x

You should read through [this book] or 'The Little Drummer Girl.'

You should read through [this book] or 'The Little Drummer Girl.'

You should read through [this book] or 'The Little Drummer Girl.'

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The Little Drummer Girl

by John le CarrΓ©

You should read through [this book] or 'The Russia House.'

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#10

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

by John le CarrΓ©

recommended 3x

I would read at least through [this book].

I would read at least through [this book].

I would read at least through [this book].

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