What the Dog Saw

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• WHAT THE DOG SAW by Malcolm Gladwell

  Review by Eleanor Bukowsky (OCT 20, 2009) Malcolm Gladwell’s What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures is a compilation of the author’s favorite work from The New Yorker, where he has been a staff writer since 1996. This book is divided into three parts: ... (read full critics)

  mostlyfiction published on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

• What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

  In 1984, a history graduate at the University of Toronto upped sticks and moved to Indiana. His grades weren't good enough to stay on for postgraduate work, he'd been rejected by more than a dozen advertising agencies, and his application for a fello ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  What Malcolm Gladwell Saw

  Malcolm Gladwell is definitely one of my most favorites!

  I admire his sharp and smart POV or insights on so many things that we would normally missed.

  The topics he chose, the way he does his research and study are of course also crucial for his success.

  This is the kind of book that peopl ... (continue)

  Malcolm Gladwell is definitely one of my most favorites!

  I admire his sharp and smart POV or insights on so many things that we would normally missed.

  The topics he chose, the way he does his research and study are of course also crucial for his success.

  This is the kind of book that people work in marketing or creative field should read. (I make it a must read to myself for all his titles.)

  If you want to see things in a special way or from a different angle, spot real reason behind stories and learn how to read others' mind (whether it's a human or animal), I believe Galswell always have the right answers.

  Do you wanna know what the dog saw? Read what Malcolm Gladwell saw then.

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  Jet2 said on Jan 19, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  This is a collection of articles written by Malcolm Gladwell and published in New Yorker since 1996. Selected by Gladwell and categorised under three themes, these articles are Gladwell's favourites and a showcase of his exemplary insights and investigative reporting at its best.

  I enjoy ever ... (continue)

  This is a collection of articles written by Malcolm Gladwell and published in New Yorker since 1996. Selected by Gladwell and categorised under three themes, these articles are Gladwell's favourites and a showcase of his exemplary insights and investigative reporting at its best.

  I enjoy every single article with topics ranging from Ketchup, hair dye, dog whisperer, Enron, homelessness, criminal profiling to job interview etc. Gladwell has a flair for asking questions, identifying a pattern or interesting phenomenon from the common or ordinary, and spinning a good yarn backed up by meticulous research. All of his articles start from a banal premise, but they all end up in a good story. Maybe this talent of looking for great ideas and telling stories is what makes Gladwell tick.

  Another question for Gladwell to think about: if all these articles are freely downloadable from his website, how come this collection is still so much sought after and has become a bestseller?

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  Tracy W said on Nov 3, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Yes, most of these stories are a great read (only one I did not find that interesting, about hairpaint; somehow I did not connect to the subject). I guess I like The Art of Failure best. Failure is a very under communicated subject, I think.

  “Kreeping determinism” by Fischoff reminds me of the Blac ... (continue)

  Yes, most of these stories are a great read (only one I did not find that interesting, about hairpaint; somehow I did not connect to the subject). I guess I like The Art of Failure best. Failure is a very under communicated subject, I think.

  “Kreeping determinism” by Fischoff reminds me of the Black Swann by Taleb, who is also featured in the book. Since Gladwell also refers to Lawrance Lessig’ book on Free Culture, in Something Borrowed, I better put that book on my ‘to read’ list as well.

  BTW check for a digital version at http://www.gladwell.com/archive.html (I have a Dutch version of the book, for anyone who prefers paper). A great read, on a sandy beach… still found some sand when I just opened the book.

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  Jw van Eck said on Jan 8, 2012 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

• This is a good book to inspire you thinking in depth & ask questions for most extraordinary things about us and our world.

  Connecting the Dots: Steps to steps analysis telling you why people can't make accurate predication. People tend to give unambiguous answers to the question and it just against ... (continue)

  This is a good book to inspire you thinking in depth & ask questions for most extraordinary things about us and our world.

  Connecting the Dots: Steps to steps analysis telling you why people can't make accurate predication. People tend to give unambiguous answers to the question and it just against people thinking with logic.

  The Art of Failures: Give you explanations why some people choke & other panic. Both are failures but it is difference.

  BlowUp: Who could be blamed for a disaster? In most cases, there is nobody. Is there any chance to improve the system by any measures? It is the mindset.

  Late Bloomers: It is not similar to those genius, whose could doing somethings creative. The success of the late bloomers is highly contingent on the efforts of others. In most cases, it is a love story. ^_^

  Most Likely to Succeed: People going to have job interview, it is a must read chapter.

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  Alex Yu said on Dec 23, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  I don't like the subject of the book which tends to be about self-made people who I don't relate too. The whole Wall Street scene is so boring. But I liked the stories about the serial killers.

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  Stefan Garcia said on Sep 30, 2011 about the Others edition | 1 feedback

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  Not bad, however, not what I expected. I was listening to it, and would have finished it but one of the CDs was damaged. Not interested enough to check it out again. I was hoping for a Paul Harveyesque "now here's the rest of the story" (with out, of course, the Amway plugs. I felt that some of ... (continue)

  Not bad, however, not what I expected. I was listening to it, and would have finished it but one of the CDs was damaged. Not interested enough to check it out again. I was hoping for a Paul Harveyesque "now here's the rest of the story" (with out, of course, the Amway plugs. I felt that some of the subjects fell short of my expectations--hoping for a "truth stranger than fiction."

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  mlbleichwehl said on Sep 27, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• Paperback 432 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 0316076325
• ISBN-13: 9780316076326
• Publisher: Hachette book
• Pub date: Oct 01, 2009
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