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I haven't read any of his books, though I got many recommendations from friends. Which one should I start with? (don't care much about relevance to startup/busi
by pavs 16y ago
I haven't read any of his books, though I got many recommendations from friends. Which one should I start with? (don't care much about relevance to startup/business, as long as its a good book)
- tokenadult 16y agoOutliers is a good read that correctly represents a lot of new research about its subject. After edit: I say this because I had read many of the primary and secondary sources cited in Gladwell's notes before his book came out. I still learned new facts from his book.
- AlisdairO 16y agoI enjoyed Outliers. I liked the fact that, while the premise of the book is that the ultra-successful tend to have quite a lot of luck on their side, he never fails to mention that it also takes hard work/talent.
- lylejohnson 16y agoI've read all of them (I think?) but The Tipping Point is still my favorite. Always thought it might be interesting to model the ideas in it using some sort of multi-agent system.
- pwhelan 16y agoYou would probably like Linked by Barabasi -- it is similar, but Barabasi is an academic (my barabasi # would be 2!)
- tptacek 16y agoDon't bother. Instead, go to his New Yorker archive. http://www.gladwell.com/archive.html http://www.gladwell.com/archive.html Gladwell is best taken in small (or at least syncopated) doses, and he really has managed to write about a variety of interesting things. Go find the ketchup essay. It's awesome.