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Revenge of the Tipping Point
- Overstories, Superspreaders and the Rise of Social Engineering
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
A lot has changed in 25 years. A quarter-century after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light - this time in an immersive audio format that transports you, the listener, directly inside of each riveting story.
Why is Miami... Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena.
Through a series of gripping stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering. As with his podcast Revisionist History and bestsellers Talking to Strangers and The Bomber Mafia, pressing play on this audiobook will bring each scene and story to life with vivid first-person accounts, captivating oral histories, illuminating moments from history past and present, and a cinematic original music score.
Take to the streets of Los Angeles with Malcolm to meet the world's most successful bank robbers, rediscover a forgotten television show from the 1970s that changed the world, visit the site of a historic experiment on a tiny cul-de-sac in northern California, and explore an alternate history of two of the biggest epidemics of our day: COVID and the opioid crisis.
Revenge of the Tipping Point is Gladwell's most personal book yet. With his characteristic mix of storytelling and social science, he offers a guide to making sense of the contagions of the modern world. It's time we took tipping points seriously.
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- David C
- 06-11-24
Understand the world a little better
@Gladwell - this is a call to arms. This book claims to lay the foundations for how to spot an impending epidemic (good or bad). The biggest good epidemic that has so far eluded us, is the changes needed to capitalism to save the world from irreversible climate change. Revenge of the tipping point therefore begs the biggest question of all for your next book…..
Climate change is the biggest challenge facing humanity. The election of Trump makes me wonder if with this new low, a tipping point is on the horizon. Where should we look for changes in the growth/capitalist overstory to guide us all towards a more wholesome and environmentally sustainable humanity?
You have the wisdom to drive the change that the world needs.
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- K. Symonds
- 14-10-24
Complexity made simple
This is a great listen: feels like a podcast rather than an audiobook. It’s brilliantly narrated by Gladwell and he brings more humour and meaning to the language than you’d get reading it yourself. Music is used to great effect too.
Classic Gladwell stories: a masterclass in narrative non-fiction where the stories of individual character allow him to open up whole movements, eras, moments to his listeners.
I came away educated and entertained.
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- J. K. Moon
- 14-10-24
Good, but not as convincing
I have read and listened to nearly everything Malcolm has done. Love a lot of it.
However as I’m older and wiser I can see how his arguments are convincing, appealing, and have influenced many people including myself.
However, everything is seen through a woke lens which he is unable to see any down side to, or entertain other possibilites.
He may be wrong - in this book "poplar grove" may have another explaination. He is too certain and maybe "it just aint so".
He has become anti-white and is increasingly racist, if sentences were reversed and black inserted instead of white there would be uproar.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-10-24
Masterful storytelling and thought evolution
This audiobook is truly outstanding. The real-life stories make it incredibly immersive, with some taken directly from original interviews, which adds a compelling layer to the experience. The book goes far beyond the first edition, and you can feel the evolution of Malcolm’s thinking as you listen. He’s able to convey 25 years of his evolving thoughts almost poetically as you listen, making it a truly captivating for the ever delayed London bus to work. The structure of the book is an exceptional display of his “overstory” concept and serves as a perfect example of masterful storytelling. Thank you to Malcolm, for spending the time to do the research and produce such high quality audio for the interviews. I really appreciate you taking the time to write down your last 25 years of thinking and building on your original work so thoughtfully.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-10-24
Amazing
Every time I finish a Malcolm Gladwell book, I have the strongest urge to go back and start it again. His books are so dense and fascinating that I am sure I have missed something crucial. Brilliant.
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- miss
- 17-10-24
I love all of Malcom's work and this didn't disappoint
I binged listened to this, beautify written and fascinating. For anyone with curious and enquiring minds. It was great.
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- pheeqzie
- 30-10-24
Probably the worst he'll ever pen
Just like the mainstream media trying to preach to the audience, selling them a narrative and always virtue signalling, this book is just a manifestation of the same. I got bored quickly.
Was expecting something a bot more nuanced in terms of analysis and conclusions but it never was.
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- pumbaesque
- 02-11-24
Meh
The author makes a strong argument for affirmative action (a modern term for outright discrimination) in University admissions, explaining that otherwise too many people of one particular demographic overwhelm the student population. I wonder if the author has ever been denied a job or a place in a University because of the discriminatory policies he thinks are so great.
I bought this book because all his other books and his blog were so enjoyable. I'm disappointed. I do not purchase books to be preached at
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