Revenge of the Tipping Point

BOOK SUMMARY

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with curiosity and humor to reframe the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.

Why is Miami…Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? What is the magic third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Gladwell returns to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points to explain the dark side of contagious phenomena, tracing the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Malcolm Gladwell is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia. He is the cofounder of Pushkin Industries, an audio-content company that produces Revisionist History, among other podcasts and audiobooks. He was born in England, raised in Canada, and lives outside New York with his family.

PRAISE

“Rigorously researched—but always with a witty flair—it’s a must-read for longtime Gladwell fans.”
—Oprah Daily

“Revenge of the Tipping Point essentially asks why we were all so ready to think anything that spreads like a virus could be good for us.”
—The Wall Street Journal

“Thoughtful, carefully written…Gladwell deftly demonstrates how attention to statistics and data points can shape a business, school, or community.”
—Booklist

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Paperback
368 pages
Non-fiction
8.3 in H | 5.6 in W | 0.9 in T | 0.7 lb