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Cubicle Culture, A Noir Thriller, Gladwell Essays, More
December 15, 2010 Don DeLillo and Bernhard Schlink grapple with morally compromised characters, while Malcolm Gladwell turns in a quirky yet revealing collection of essays and Scott Adams puts a fine point on the humiliations of cubicle life.
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'Tea Biscuit Fiction,' Behind The NBA, The Conservation Revolution, And More
December 9, 2010 An amateur orchestra helps an English village transcend WWII in Alexander McCall Smith's latest novel, while in nonfiction, a popular ESPN columnist takes on the NBA, an English military historian revisits the Civil War, and a journalist confronts species loss around the world.
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'Outliers' Puts Self-Made Success To The Test
November 18, 2008 Why do Asian kids outperform American kids in math? How did Bill Gates become a billionaire computer entrepreneur? Malcolm Gladwell takes on these questions and more in his book Outliers. He argues that the "self-made man" is a myth.
What Are Your Summer Reads?
Mimi Valdes of 'Vibe,' Tuning into Books
July 17, 2005 Mimi Valdes is editor-in-chief of Vibe magazine and a commentator for TV specials such as Black in the 80s. Her booklist features a mix of new fiction, classic drama and nonfiction.
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'Blink': Are First Impressions Really that Important?
January 12, 2005 Malcolm Gladwell's latest book, Blink, challenges the conventional wisdom of the importance of first impressions, intuition and snap judgments. Day to Day and San Francisco Chronicle critic David Kipen talks about whether Blink is worth a second look.
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'Blink': The Power of Impulse and Intuition
January 12, 2005 Reporter Allison Keyes talks with Malcolm Gladwell about his latest book Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking, which explores how impulse and intuition drive decision making.
Difference Between a Think and a 'Blink'
January 11, 2005 Haste makes waste; look before you leap; stop and think. These are warnings we've heard since childhood. But what about, he who hesitates is lost? We look at snap judgments and the powers of unconscious thought, with Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink.
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Author Interviews
A Portrait Of The Cartoonist And Her Mother
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother.
Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
