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Guest Book Reviews
Category: Leadership
Blink - By Malcolm
Gladwell - An Audio Book Review
By Jim Oneil
Audio books are now one of the latest and hottest trends
in the market as the Internet provides as access to these great talking books without charge. In
today's audio book selection, one name has been dominating the reading public when it comes to
leadership, self-help, mastering one's self. That is Malcolm Gladwell. Whoever doesn't know him
can either be lucky for not needing his help or must be a pittance.
Malcolm Gladwell has been the author of the best seller
The Tipping Point, the book that clearly helps us understand the world around. Now, Malcolm's
brilliant mind is again about to set off with his newly released audio book, Blink. Blink is all
about understanding the world within, while Tipping Point is the outside looking in. It can give
us a different perspective on what critical thinking is, more than criticizing. This audio book
would give us an unassuming lesson on making a great and crucial decision in an eye's blink,
whether that is merely to take out the garbage or to unseat a womanizing prime minister. It
leads us deeper into intuition, gut feeling, maybe even goose bumps, those times when we just
feel this is it.
This book also clearly states the reason behind how some
people have emerged to become successful through their brilliant decision making skills. If you
happen to be a clumsy decision maker and always find yourself having the wrong turn, then this
audio book is a must have for you. What's even greater is that these are not just concepts at
all. You are given real-life opportunities to apply it, as Maxwell mentioned that he even had
the physicians of Cook County Hospital in Chicago tell their story... Concepts can be tangible,
so to speak. It's more likely that this book will again lead to a couple of personality shifts
and paradigm shifts at that. Of course that is for the better.
Some people might take this as just another feel-good
read and that concepts are left to entertain than be practiced. The book's effect is like
television. Its subliminal message will get the better of you in the end. That happens if you
are keen to listen deeper; you will find out that the book also requires the listener to control
his mind in handling some harsh realities that the book may reveal. Just like reading any other
books, listening from this audio book needs mature understanding as it demands you to view some
unusual situations. This is not Harry Potter but if you read with the intent to learn, this is
the right fit.
It is said that you have to be completely so unlike the
regular reader for you to be interested in Malcolm Gladwell, the truth is you just have to know
what you are looking for in your readings. If it ain't Narnia you're looking but some
explanation why you think the new law on same sex marriage doesn't affect you at all, read
Malcolm's Blink.
For those who wish to
discover more about "the tipping point" why not do some research here:
[http://www.talking-book-store.com/title.aspx?titleId=5563]The tipping point.
When you happen to have a
particular Malcolm Gladwell audio book in mind, try searching for it here:
[http://www.talking-book-store.com/title.aspx?titleId=10096]Malcolm Gladwell audio books.
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The Tipping Point'
by Malcolm Gladwell - An Audio Book Review
By Jim Oneil
If you are somewhat interested in finding an eloquent
scrutiny of the integration of human psychology into any form of uncertain venture, Malcolm
Gladwell is the perfect person to refer to.
Talking to him earnestly in person, however, may be one
of the rarest possibilities you can only hope for, although you can get glimpses or rub elbows
with the celebrated pop sociologist in one of his speaking engagements, for which he usually
earns $80,000 per appearance.
You can, however, listen to his thoughts - well-outlined
and with said - through the audio book version of his books: 'The Tipping Point' (2000), 'Blink'
(2005) and 'Outliers' (2008).
Readers and critics still marvel at Gladwell's
breakthrough pop sociology book, 'The Tipping Point,' which shows why and how some ideas spread
like 'social viruses.' The book itself, as one critic puts it, 'became a social epidemic itself
and continues to be a bestseller.'
Written in excellent style, combining both good research
and realistic stories, the book made it to the top of the New York Times bestseller list for
several months.
The international bestselling 'thesis' was originally
titled 'The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference,' written the
British-born Canadian author who is now based in New York.
The book is a clear examination of how the human mind
affects things that happen in our society. It argues that major and abrupt changes taking place
- brought about by ideas - seem more menacing because we have thought of them and even act as
the social 'pollinators.'
The Tipping Point discusses how powerful the mind is in
recognizing the little shifts in society, and how it contributes to its 'stickiness factor'
through word of mouth (the reason why trends exist) and its ability to drive everyone to the
needed change.
It might sound odd and unrealistic due to its optimistic
approach, but the most substantial truth the book holds is the fact that we are all responsible
for kindling a little spark of hope in any psychological and social phenomena. And such phase,
sweet and victorious as it seems, is what 'tipping point' means.
Such kind of positive perception is what we all need,
and you could better understand and know yourself if you could actually set eyes on the pages of
the book. But for convenience's sake, the self-help book's audio file format is a good
alternative.
The book is available in abridged and unabridged audio
book versions and can be downloaded for as low as $24.49. The audio book format is ideal for
people who need to rest their eyes, or have busy schedules that only allow them to learn new
things on the go. So listen to 'The Tipping Point' straight from the author as he carefully
narrates the passages.
We may not be able to find the answers to the unending
circumstances around us as fast as we want to, but there is a sure way for us to spread the
infectious positive passions among us, with Malcolm Gladwell convincingly showing us the why's
and the how's.
For those who wish to
discover more about "the tipping point" why not do some research here:
[http://www.talking-book-store.com/title.aspx?titleId=5563]The tipping point.
When you happen to have a
particular Malcolm Gladwell audio book in mind, try searching for it here:
[http://www.talking-book-store.com/title.aspx?titleId=10096]Malcolm Gladwell audio books.
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