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Over the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has become the most gifted and influential journalist in America. In the New Yorker, his writings are such must-reads that the magazine charges advertisers significantly more money for ads that run within his articles. With his #1 bestsellers, The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, he has reached millions of readers. And now the very best and most famous of his New Yorker pieces are collected in a brilliant and provocative anthology. Among the pieces: his investigation into why there are so many different kinds of mustard but only one kind of ketchup; a surprising assessment of what makes for a safer automobile; a look at how we hire when we can't tell who's right for the job; an examination of a machine built to predict hit movies; the reasons why homelessness might be easier to solve than manage; his famous profile of inventor and entrepreneur Ron Popeil; a look at why employers love personality tests; a dissection of Ivy League admissions and who gets in; the saga of the quest to invent the perfect cookie; and a look at hair dye and the hidden history of postwar America.

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In What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell leads the reader on delightful side excursions, shows with insightful conversation how one path interweaves with another, and suggests meaning-he is, in short, an interpretative naturalist of American culture. -- Oregonian (Portland, OR) Uniformly delightful...Malcolm Gladwell can write engrossingly about just about anything...Witty, probing articles. -- Bloomberg News The material is frequently astonishing, and [Gladwell's] reading is clear, heartfelt, and makes for genuinely pleasurable listening. -- Publishers Weekly Gladwell is a writer of many gifts. His nose for the untold back story will have readers repeatedly muttering, 'Gee, that's interesting!' He avoids shopworn topics, easy moralization, and conventional wisdom, encouraging his readers to think again and think different...Some chapters are masterpieces in the art of the essay. -- New York Times Book Review Malcolm Gladwell triumphantly returns to his roots with this collections of his great works from The New Yorker Magazine...Do yourself a favor and curl up with What the Dog Saw this week: It is more entertaining and edifying than should be legal for any book. -- Louisville Courier-Journal Mr. Gladwell's new book will be as successful as his first three. -- New York Times

Uniformly delightful...Malcolm Gladwell can write engrossingly about just about anything...Witty, probing articles. -- Bloomberg News The material is frequently astonishing, and [Gladwell's] reading is clear, heartfelt, and makes for genuinely pleasurable listening. -- Publishers Weekly Gladwell is a writer of many gifts. His nose for the untold back story will have readers repeatedly muttering, 'Gee, that's interesting!' He avoids shopworn topics, easy moralization, and conventional wisdom, encouraging his readers to think again and think different...Some chapters are masterpieces in the art of the essay. -- New York Times Book Review Malcolm Gladwell triumphantly returns to his roots with this collections of his great works from The New Yorker Magazine...Do yourself a favor and curl up with What the Dog Saw this week: It is more entertaining and edifying than should be legal for any book. -- Louisville Courier-Journal In What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell leads the reader on delightful side excursions, shows with insightful conversation how one path interweaves with another, and suggests meaning-he is, in short, an interpretative naturalist of American culture. -- Oregonian (Portland, OR) Mr. Gladwell's new book will be as successful as his first three. -- New York Times

Mr. Gladwell's new book will be as successful as his first three. -- New York Times Malcolm Gladwell triumphantly returns to his roots with this collections of his great works from The New Yorker Magazine...Do yourself a favor and curl up with What the Dog Saw this week: It is more entertaining and edifying than should be legal for any book. -- Louisville Courier-Journal Gladwell is a writer of many gifts. His nose for the untold back story will have readers repeatedly muttering, 'Gee, that's interesting!' He avoids shopworn topics, easy moralization, and conventional wisdom, encouraging his readers to think again and think different...Some chapters are masterpieces in the art of the essay. -- New York Times Book Review The material is frequently astonishing, and [Gladwell's] reading is clear, heartfelt, and makes for genuinely pleasurable listening. -- Publishers Weekly Uniformly delightful...Malcolm Gladwell can write engrossingly about just about anything...Witty, probing articles. -- Bloomberg News In What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell leads the reader on delightful side excursions, shows with insightful conversation how one path interweaves with another, and suggests meaning-he is, in short, an interpretative naturalist of American culture. -- Oregonian (Portland, OR)

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Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He was formerly a business and science reporter at the Washington Post. Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He was formerly a business and science reporter at the Washington Post.

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