№ 01
“There's a book by Timothy Wilson called Strangers to Ourselves, which is one of the loveliest, most insightful books about social psychology that I ever read.” source
Journalist and author
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is a New Yorker staff writer and the bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and Talking to Strangers. He hosts the Revisionist History podcast and co-founded Pushkin Industries.
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Most recent list
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Most-recommended
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All Malcolm Gladwell book recommendations.
№ 02
“You should start with John le Carré, of course, and read his first five books. So I would read at least through Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” source
№ 03
“You must read Spy Came in from the Cold. I mean, that's just kind of like gold standard.” source
№ 04
“My New Yorker colleague, Atul Gawande has done all of this work with checklists. Fantastic stuff.” source
№ 05
“I send them a book called The Merchant Princes. It's about the great Jewish merchant families of America in the 19th, early 20th century, and it's fantastic.” source
№ 06
“I've read all twenty of Lee Child's novels. Maybe there's something wrong with me. But I can't wait for the twenty-first.” source
№ 07
“As close to perfect as a work of popular nonfiction can be.” source
№ 08
“I read Lewis for the same reasons I watch Tiger Woods. I'll never play like that. But it's good to be reminded every now and again what genius looks like.” source
№ 09
“In a world of aggressive certitude, Adam Grant's latest book is a refreshing mandate for humble open-mindedness. Think Again offers a particularly powerful case for rethinking what we already know.” source
№ 10
“I reread Malcolm's Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession just to remind myself how nonfiction is supposed to be done.” source
№ 11
“Best book I've read in 2021. By far. Get it.” source
№ 12
“All of my books have been, in some sense, intellectual godchildren of The Person and the Situation. This book has been a constant companion over the past ten years.” source
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