The Tipping Point

Title: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Genre: Non-fiction (popular science)
Pages (words): 294 (68,870)
Readability: 10.1
Rating (out of 5 stars): ***
Reviewed by: Ben
Description: The Tipping Point is about epidemics of all sorts, exploring topics from the spread of STDs to the stellar success of Sesame Street. Gladwell summarizes research in epidemiology and concludes that in many cases very small changes push small movements past a Tipping Point and into worldwide epidemics.

Thoughts: I liked this book, but not as much as Blink. Still, I think that Gladwell does a great job of mixing together technical studies and particular case studies into a single theme that is both interesting and surprising at the same time. In The Tipping Point, sometimes he goes a bit far trying to make connections between different thoughts, but I think that his overall point that little things are often the difference makers is a good one. If you're looking for an interesting, easy-to-read, non-fiction book, this would be a good bet.
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