The Tipping Point : How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Abridged
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrator: Malcolm Gladwell
Genres: Business, Marketing, Science & Technology, Psychology
Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books
Date: January 2005
Length: 3 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 3.5/5
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Very Dissapointing

Written by Anonymous on August 20th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 0/5

I actually got a chance to listen to the unabridged version and after nearly falling asleep during the 1st CD and fast forwarding through most of the 2nd and 3rd, I wish I would have grabbed the unabridged version. Nothing in the book seemed especially enlightening or insightful. Gladwell just takes situations and types of people that we are already familiar with and gives them clever names and then provides 3 exhaustive examples. If you were ever to just sit down and critically think about these situations, common sense would get you to exactly where he gets you. If you want to think about society and its trends in a way that is actually interesting and unique, yes, read Freakonomics, that is a great book that helps the reader see things in a way s/he wouldn't think to look at them. This book just says: You know how you have that friend that seems to know everybody? Well, he does and if you tell him something he'll tell a lot of different people. (Shocking!)

Tip on Tipping

Written by Anonymous on July 19th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

This book was good. It lasted through a long drive. However, Freakonomics did this topic much better.

What's all tthe hype about?

Written by Anonymous from Wilmington, DE on March 25th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

I kept hearing how great this book was. I listened, and kept waiting and waiting for it to be something great. It was just okay.

Interesting

Written by Anonymous from Front Royal, VA on March 12th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I wish I listened to the unabridged version. It does seem as though it was missing something. Very interesting once you get into it and past the author's monotone reading of his book. I think he missed his calling as a hypnotist.

Not As Good As "Blink"

Written by Anonymous on January 8th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This is not as good as the other available Malcolm Gladwell book . I think it contains too few ideas reported to the number of pages/CDs to fill. Anyway, it's quite entertaining to listen it.

The Tipping Point

Written by Anonymous from Arlington, MA on December 19th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 2/5

Book had excellent points. but the narration was so boring and monotonous that I couldn't focus my attention on them.

Great read!

Written by Angela Brown from Madison, AL on September 26th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I thoroughly enjoyed this read. It was informative, and engaging. I have been a fan of the author's writing in his New Yorker Articles. it was well researched and greatly detailed. I highly recommend it.

Read the Unabridged Book too!

Written by Lauralie on September 11th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This is a fantastic book. I strongly recommend investing extra time to read or listen to the full version. The Tipping Point is not telling you how to do something, it's merely telling you historically, and statistically, how a tipping point is reached. Best Wishes to all!

Too Short

Written by Dwyn Tomlinson on July 25th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Disappointing that this is abridged. Good stuff here about how things work. Particularly like the connectors versus mavens theory. Would have loved more details. Totally worth listening to.

Interesting

Written by Dave Paulson on June 7th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Not my favorite Gladwell work but still filled with interesting points and perspectives. Definitely worth your time listening.

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Author Details

Author Details

Gladwell, Malcolm

"Malcolm Gladwell was born in 1963 in England, and grew up in Canada. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Toronto in 1984. From 1987 to 1996, he was a reporter for The Washington Post, first as a science writer and then as New York City bureau chief. Since 1996, he has been a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine."