tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post3188403995380841410..comments2023-11-30T11:57:43.224-08:00Comments on Niniane's Blog: gladwell parodyNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-46393766348512293902010-05-26T11:47:47.759-07:002010-05-26T11:47:47.759-07:00Ooh, I didn't know there was such a controvers...Ooh, I didn't know there was such a controversy. My only brush with Gladwell was the chapter from Outliers on Korean Air, which agreed with what I previously from industry insiders (but which is not necessarily correct therebecause). Now I feel a sort of perverse motivation to read the rest of the book.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817942426453043949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-57905620447254019262009-11-25T15:16:50.822-08:002009-11-25T15:16:50.822-08:00There is an upwelling of backlash against Gladwell...There is an upwelling of backlash against Gladwell?<br /><br />I think the biggest criticism of Gladwell is that he actually doesn't have a lot of original ideas (or at least in his books). He basically summarizes other people's research. And when I saw him speak at a bookstore in downtown Mountain View, he didn't deny this when a questioner asked him about this.<br /><br />I enjoyed The Tipping Point and Outliers, but not really Blink. He's got his new book out - What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures - basically a collection of different essays he's written in The New Yorker.<br /><br />I'll have to take a look again, but I don't recall him "spreading misinformation" on the topics of discrimination and sexism.<br /><br />If I want to read a work of fiction about spreading misinformation, I might try reading "Going Rogue" by Sarah Palin - LOL.Johnhttp://www.8asians.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-26630793390354809962009-11-25T09:28:17.651-08:002009-11-25T09:28:17.651-08:00Agree. Also, did you see the recent article about...Agree. Also, did you see the recent article about Malcolm Gladwell the Love Guru? You'll never look at his books the same way again:<br /><br />http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-09-13/the-love-guru/Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01040874637214905870noreply@blogger.com