Malcolm Gladwell

Born in 1963 gladwellbooks.com @Gladwell

Business Psychology

Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker known for his ability to make complex social science concepts accessible to the general public.
As a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996, he has published seven bestselling books, including "The Tipping Point" and "Outliers." Gladwell's work often examines unexpected implications of social science research, earning him both praise and criticism.
He hosts the podcast "Revisionist History" and was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2011 for his contributions to journalism.

Books by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2008

Mastery takes roughly ten thousand hours. Getting those hours takes luck, not just grit.

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800k+

🏆 Sociology Of Success 📊 Achievement Research 📈 Accumulated Advantage

Immersive

Outliers

Mastery takes roughly ten thousand hours. Getting those hours takes luck, not just grit.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2008 309 pages

4.19

800k+ ratings

🏆 Sociology Of Success 📊 Achievement Research 📈 Accumulated Advantage

The Tipping Point

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2000

Three rules govern social epidemics, and the people who start them aren't who you'd expect.

4.01

800k+

🦠 Social Contagion 🗣️ Word Of Mouth 🧠 Behavioral Influence

Immersive

The Tipping Point

Three rules govern social epidemics, and the people who start them aren't who you'd expect.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2000 204 pages

4.01

800k+ ratings

🦠 Social Contagion 🗣️ Word Of Mouth 🧠 Behavioral Influence

Blink

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2005

Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.

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🧠 Behavioral Psychology 📊 Decision Science ⚡ Intuition Research

Immersive

Blink

Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2005 296 pages

3.96

600k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 📊 Decision Science ⚡ Intuition Research

Talking to Strangers

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2019

The signals we use to read strangers are mostly noise, and Sandra Bland paid the price.

4.00

300k+

🧠 Social Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Deception Detection

Immersive

Talking to Strangers

The signals we use to read strangers are mostly noise, and Sandra Bland paid the price.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2019 675 pages

4.00

300k+ ratings

🧠 Social Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Deception Detection

David and Goliath

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2013

Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.

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100k+

💎 Hidden Strengths 🌱 Adversity Advantage 📉 Diminishing Returns

David and Goliath

Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2013 305 pages

3.97

100k+ ratings

💎 Hidden Strengths 🌱 Adversity Advantage 📉 Diminishing Returns

What the Dog Saw

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009

Two seconds of silent video predict a teacher's full semester rating. What else we misjudge.

3.85

100k+

✍️ Essay Collections 🗞️ Longform Journalism 💡 Counterintuitive Ideas

What the Dog Saw

Two seconds of silent video predict a teacher's full semester rating. What else we misjudge.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 319 pages

3.85

100k+ ratings

✍️ Essay Collections 🗞️ Longform Journalism 💡 Counterintuitive Ideas

The Bomber Mafia

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2021

They believed a bombsight could make war humane. The jet stream laughed, and Tokyo burned.

4.02

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🎯 Strategic Bombing ✈️ Air Warfare ⚙️ Technological Hubris

The Bomber Mafia

They believed a bombsight could make war humane. The jet stream laughed, and Tokyo burned.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2021 320 pages

4.02

65k+ ratings

🎯 Strategic Bombing ✈️ Air Warfare ⚙️ Technological Hubris

Revenge of the Tipping Point

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2024

Why the opioid crisis, a TV miniseries, and a pandemic all follow the same hidden rules.

4.02

64k+

🦠 Social Epidemics ⚖️ Tipping Points 🎯 Superspreaders

Revenge of the Tipping Point

Why the opioid crisis, a TV miniseries, and a pandemic all follow the same hidden rules.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2024 352 pages

4.02

64k+ ratings

🦠 Social Epidemics ⚖️ Tipping Points 🎯 Superspreaders

Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009

Most failures of expertise come from treating one kind of problem as if it were another.

3.99

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Decision Theory 📊 Information Overload

Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses

Most failures of expertise come from treating one kind of problem as if it were another.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 120 pages

3.99

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Decision Theory 📊 Information Overload

Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009

A copywriter, a Catholic doctor, a dog whisperer: how obsessive outsiders see what others overlook.

3.96

500+

📺 Advertising History 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🐕 Canine Cognition

Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius

A copywriter, a Catholic doctor, a dog whisperer: how obsessive outsiders see what others overlook.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 130 pages

3.96

500+ ratings

📺 Advertising History 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🐕 Canine Cognition

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