Gladwell’s popular books have sold millions of copies in dozens of languages around the world. In addition to his books, Gladwell has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. Before that Gladwell was a reporter at The Washington Post.
He hosts the Revisionist History podcast. The popular podcast revisits historical events that have been overlooked or misunderstood.
Gladwell has been recognized variously including being named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2005, receiving an award for excellence in reporting social issues from the American Sociological Association in 2007, and being appointed to the Order of Canada in 2011. Gladwell is the recipient of honorary degrees from the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto.
Malcolm Gladwell was born 3 September 1963 in Hampshire, England.
While The Tipping Point is explores the world around us, Blink (2005) explores the world within us. The book offers an introspective examination of how we think and make decisions. Listen to the Blink audiobook narrated by Gladwell.
Outliers: The Story of Success, published in 2008, is the book about success and what it takes to achieve greatness. The book explores a concept that has become popularly associated with Gladwell, the 10,000 hour rule, which asserts that with 10,000 hours of deliberate practice you can become an expert at just about anything. One Audible listener described Outliers as ‘demystifying success’ – learn the secrets to success from the author himself, listen a Malcolm Gladwell narrated the Outliers audiobook for you.
David and Goliath (2013) takes a look at why ‘underdogs’ succeed, what tactics and strategies aid their success, and what advantages we often misunderstand and perceive to be disadvantages. Again Gladwell blends human stories with meticulous research to deliver a fascinating book. Listen to the David and Goliath audiobook narrated by the author.
Audiobook Review — Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
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Blink
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 998
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 849
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 842
Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. It is a product of long hours and intelligent design, of meaningful work environments, and particular rules and principles. This audiobook shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant, helping us to bring out the best in our thinking and become better decision-makers in our homes, offices, and in everyday life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, could be more useful though
- By Mark Lim on 06-03-2017
“Insights into your subconscious mind. Great and well researched narrative. Beautifully performed by the author. Malcolm is so good to listen to, like a good read, you can’t stop listening.” Andrew, Audible listener.
“I loved how Gladwell explains how much information we can gather in the blink of an eye. He goes on to show his findings through research and stories. I feel wider and love re-quoting the stories to other people. Great audio – and well read.” Greg, Audible listener.
Audiobook Review — Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
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Outliers
- The Story of Success
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,978
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,657
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,655
In this stunning audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" - the best and the brightest, the most famous, and the most successful. He asks the question: What makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: That is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Where are the female outliers?
- By laura on 26-04-2019
“Malcolm Gladwell is a terrific writer. He’s also an experienced and effective presenter. So when he’s reading his own material it’s a compelling package and I was totally hooked. He’s dug up some fascinating statistics to back up his overall hypothesis: when someone is exceptional at something it’s not just a case of luck or hard work. IT millionaires all born in the same 3 year period, high performers who all put in more than 10,000 hours of practice, entrepreneurs whose experience of being immigrants influenced who they knew and what they did, and many more fascinating examples. I’ll definitely be listening to this again.” Dawn, Audible listener.
Audiobook Review — David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
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David and Goliath
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 745
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 630
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 628
David and Goliath is the dazzling and provocative new book from Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw. Why do underdogs succeed so much more than we expect? How do the weak outsmart the strong? In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a scintillating and surprising journey through the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Typical Gladwell gold
- By Amazon Customer on 26-06-2018
“Transforming and deeply affecting. A truly great and profound set of stories, masterfully read by the author. The best book I have listened to on Audible. It will reset your view of what life has thrown at ou and how you perceive your limitations.” Andrew, Audible listener.