The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. In his landmark bestseller "The Tipping Point," Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the wa...[More]

The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. In his landmark bestseller "The Tipping Point," Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work - in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology and displaying all of the brilliance that made The Tipping Point a classic, Blink changes the way you understand every decision you make. Never again will you think about thinking the same way. (also reviewed by leadersread.phpSteve Goode)[Less]

How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain. Widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, this history brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture...[More]

How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain. Widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, this history brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain where, for more than seven centuries, Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance, and literature, science, and the arts flourished. photos, 3 maps.

Review Quote: "It is no exaggeration to say that what we presumptuously call Western' culture is owed in large measure to the Andalusian enlightenment.... This book partly restores to us a world we have lost."[Less]

The Story Of Success. In this stunning investigation of success, Gladwell asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? Brilliant and entertaining, "Outliers" is a landmark work that...[More]

The Story Of Success. In this stunning investigation of success, Gladwell asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? Brilliant and entertaining, "Outliers" is a landmark work that will transform the way success is understood.

In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point," Blink," and Outliers." Regarded by many as the most gifted and influential author and journalist in America today, Gladwell has the rare ability to connect with audiences of tremendously varied interests.[Less]

Why The New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It. From an interview with the author: It's an age in which constant surprise--for good or for ill--has become a f...[More]

Why The New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It. From an interview with the author: It's an age in which constant surprise--for good or for ill--has become a fact of life and in which our old ideas about how to make the world safer and more stable are actually making it more dangerous and unstable. What matters is that we all do three things: first we have to live lives that are very resilient, which means taking care of our selves, our savings, our family and our education so we can adjust to a rapidly changing world. Second, we all have to participate in a caring economy, devoting some of our life to helping others instead of relying on the government to help others for us. And finally we have to be innovative in how we live and think. We have to try to think of new ways to make a difference in the world as individuals, to help prepare our children to manage and control their own lives instead of relying on big corporations or the government to do so.

"A great read, a wondrous and unexpected journey through a world that keeps getting more complicated. Joshua Cooper Ramo has a brilliant mind and a beautiful pen, and both are evident in this stimulating book." -- Fareed Zakaria, author of "The Post-American World"[Less]