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Revenge of the tipping point

overstories, superspreaders, and the rise of social engineering

Malcolm Gladwell, (1963-)

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Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena. Through a series of stories, he traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering. He takes us to the streets of Los Angeles to meet the world's most successful bank robbers, rediscovers a forgotten television show from the 1970s that changed the world, visits the site of a historic experiment on a tiny cul-de-sac in northern California, and offers an alternate history of two of the biggest epidemics of our day: COVID and the opioid crisis. Gladwell offers a guide to making sense of the contagions of modern world. It's time we took tipping points seriously.

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monahant rated this 5 stars out of 5

Great book. You are left thinking about it quite a bit when finished. You don't have to agree with any of the analysis or conclusions to like this book - just reading about all the actual event and facts is enough. Very well researched and very detailed.

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Title Statement Revenge of the tipping point: overstories, superspreaders, and the rise of social engineering / Malcolm Gladwell.
Author Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
Publication New York: Little, Brown and Company,[2024]©2024
Extent of Item xi, 352 pages ;
ISBN 9780316575805 (hardcover)
Other Number pr07694540
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena. Through a series of stories, he traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering. He takes us to the streets of Los Angeles to meet the world's most successful bank robbers, rediscovers a forgotten television show from the 1970s that changed the world, visits the site of a historic experiment on a tiny cul-de-sac in northern California, and offers an alternate history of two of the biggest epidemics of our day: COVID and the opioid crisis. Gladwell offers a guide to making sense of the contagions of modern world. It's time we took tipping points seriously.
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Contagion (Social psychology)
Context effects (Psychology)
Social engineering
Social psychology
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