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Trying hard to sensationalize common sense.

June 23, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Twenty-fifth book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. This is the third time I’ve tried to read Malcolm Gladwell and I’m sorry to say that I’m still not impressed. First one I tried was Blink. I grew tired of it really quickly (I want to make a ‘blink of an eye’ pun but I feel sad for Gladwell) as it just had a lot of trivia without really going anywhere. There was nothing substantial to be had there. Next came Tipping Point and it bored […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, genius, gladwell, malcolm, outliers, success

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:25 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, genius, gladwell, malcolm, outliers, success ·
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    I just read this and the sequel, really enjoyed both!
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