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What the Dog Saw :And Other Adventures
What the Dog Saw :And Other Adventures
paperback
Published:
6 May, 2010
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Description
In these breathtaking intellectual adventure stories, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell looks under the surface of everyday life to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about us and our world.
'Masterpieces in the art of the essay' Steven Pinker, The New York Times
'Beautiful ... brings together the writing that made Gladwell the extraordinary figure he is today ... one of the most imaginative non-fiction writers of his generation' Ian Sample, Guardian
'Chatty, perceptive, impish and amiable ... Comes exuberantly close to ... what goes on inside other people's heads' Philip Womack, Daily Telegraph
'Gladwell makes the world seem fresh and exciting again' Evening Standard
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141044804 |
| ISBN10 | 0141044802 |
| Number Of Pages | 432 |
| Item Weight | 310 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 197 x 27 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Gladwell's range is impressive and his writing never less than engaging * FT *
The pieces form a dazzling record of Gladwell's art * Guardian *
Make your social commentary sparkle with Malcolm Gladwell's latest * Sunday Times *
He's able to examine what look like the most mundane aspects of our daily lives and to reveal the cleverness - and the strangeness - within * Sunday Telegraph *
Vibrant, colourful and packed with surprises * Guardian *
Gladwell soars high * Spectator *
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Author's Bio
Malcolm Gladwell is the author of six international bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath and most recently, Talking to Strangers. He is the host of the podcast Revisionist History, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and co-founder of the audio company Pushkin Industries. He graduated from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, with a degree in history. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He lives in New York.