Malcolm Gladwell: geek rock star
Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist, pop sociologist, and author whose writing radically challenges the way we understand ourselves and the world. His best-selling books The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, explore obscure yet fascinating questions like “what’s the difference between choking and panicking” and “what does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?” Gladwell joins Larry to discuss his new book, What the Dog Saw, which bundles together his favorite articles from his days at The New Yorker.
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Malcolm Gladwell's collection of essays
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Malcolm Gladwell, author of "What the Dog Saw" (Little, Brown). Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker and was formerly a business and science reporter for the Washington Post.
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I just had to share my AirTalk experience with you.
I was running my Monday errands and enjoying the program as always, when I stopped by the library to pick up a book on hold. When I got there, I saw that the library didn't open for half an hour (a late day), so I got back in the car and decided to take myself someplace nice for lunch. But as I started listening to the Malcolm Gladwell segment I realized I did not want to miss anything, so instead of a nice restaurant, I got drive-thru food and sat in the car so I could hear the show!
The upshot is, I then went to the library door, and it was still closed. I made eye contact with someone inside, tapped on my watch, and the library employee opened the door to tell me, "no, it's just noon." How embarrassing... I had forgotten to change the time on my watch!
So I'm home briefly, putting the groceries away and writing this. When I get back to the library I fully intend to check out one of Mr. Gladwell's books!
Have a great day, Larry... you sure made mine!