Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005)
Malcolm Gladwell
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Rapid cognition is something we all experience, yet for most of us it isn't something we think about much. Gladwell has thought about it deeply, and the result is a book which presents a lot of new and very interesting information on a wide variety of subjects.
Although this book is grounded in the methods of psychology, it reminded me most of Freakonomics in how it uses its available tools to produce sweeping insights about our world. The topics covered include how some art experts can recognize a grandiose forgery, methods for predicting the future success of a marriage, and how one man beat the U.S. at its own elaborate war game. Each section of the book is fascinating in its own way.
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I want to read this book. THANKS for sharing.
ReplyDeleteStopping by from Carole's Books You Loved March Edition. I am in that list as #15.
Elizabeth
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My snap judgment is that you'd enjoy it.
DeleteI enjoyed this book - perhaps not quite as much as the Tipping Point but it was good. Cheers
ReplyDeletePS have you read Better by Atul Gawande - I think you'd like it
Thanks for the recommendation, Carole! I agree with you about The Tipping Point, but I still enjoyed Blink.
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