https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3 By: Malcolm Gladwell en-us 2017-11-19 23:58:32 UTC 2017-11-21 16:12:00 UTC hello@padlet.com mccalligm https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208547230 Due to the nature of this book, if there was a cinematic interpretation to be made it would most likely be made as a documentary.  Every good documentary requires a good narrator.  The best fit for this role would be between James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman, however the best choice would be Morgan Freeman.  This is because he has worked in non-fictional stories like March of the Penguins as well as more serious movies like The Shawshank Redemotion while it seems like James Earl Jones works better in fictional works like Star Wars or The Lion King.  Therefore a non fiction book such as The Tipping Point would benefit from a voice actor with non fiction experience such as Morgan Freeman.]]> 2017-11-20 00:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208547230 mccalligm https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208547334 The premise of this facile piece of pop sociology has built-in appeal: little changes can have big effects; when small numbers of people start behaving differently, that behavior can ripple outward until a critical mass or ""tipping point"" is reached, changing the world. Gladwell's thesis that ideas, products, messages and behaviors ""spread just like viruses do"" remains a metaphor as he follows the growth of ""word-of-mouth epidemics"" triggered with the help of three pivotal types. These are Connectors, sociable personalities who bring people together; Mavens, who like to pass along knowledge; and Salesmen, adept at persuading the unenlightened. (Paul Revere, for example, was a Maven and a Connector). Gladwell's applications of his ""tipping point"" concept to current phenomena--such as the drop in violent crime in New York, the rebirth of Hush Puppies suede shoes as a suburban mall favorite, teenage suicide patterns and the efficiency of small work units--may arouse controversy. For example, many parents may be alarmed at his advice on drugs: since teenagers' experimentation with drugs, including cocaine, seldom leads to hardcore use, he contends, ""We have to stop fighting this kind of experimentation. We have to accept it and even embrace it."" While it offers a smorgasbord of intriguing snippets summarizing research on topics such as conversational patterns, infants' crib talk, judging other people's character, cheating habits in schoolchildren, memory sharing among families or couples, and the dehumanizing effects of prisons, this volume betrays its roots as a series of articles for the New Yorker, where Gladwell is a staff writer: his trendy material feels bloated and insubstantial in book form.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-31696-5]]> 2017-11-20 00:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208547334 mccalligm https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208547776 I have to disagree with the author of this review, while they convey what the book says and how it was most likely interpreted in an accurate way I disagree with their statement that the book was "bloated and insubstantial." I also disagree with their thoughts on how the book was "pop sociology." Personally I thought the book wasted no space, I think that if the book was really "bloated" it would have been longer than 259 pages (which is a short book in comparison to his other books: Outliers (304 pages), David and Goliath (320 pages) and (320 pages). The shortness of the book shows the passion Gladwell had in his work, if he only cared about making another book than he would've made it the size of his other works, however he only included what he needed to, which is cause for the shortness. As for it being a piece of "pop sociology." The book has an 11 page long "Endnotes" section. The section is full of works cited and references to statistics for readers to conduct further research on the subjects he wrote about if this was meant to just be pop sociology than he would've just made claims.  In the book he conducted interviews, talked to experts and did actual research.  This book was clearly to meant to inform, not to be popular and make money, which is what the reviewer implies.  Long story short, the author of the review understands what the book says, but is completely wrong in every other way. ]]> 2017-11-20 00:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208547776 mccalligm https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208550298 2017-11-20 00:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208550298 mccalligm https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208928487 "Look at the world around you.  It may seem like an immovable, implacable place.  It is not.  With the slightest push - in just the right place - it can be tipped" (Gladwell 259)  ]]> 2017-11-21 00:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208928487 mccalligm https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208928979 As cliché as it is to pick a quote from the end of the book I really think that this quote sums up both The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference and all of Gladwell's other works.  Gladwell is a huge believer that little things, when put in just the right scenario can change everything.  We see this in another book of his: Outliers: The Story of Success, where he states his thesis that if hard working people are placed in the right environment they will become successful. He argued in this book that work ethic alone does not cause success, but if an extraordinary person was given an extraordinary opportunity, then they would be successful.  We see the same idea in The Tipping Point, that little things if placed in just the right place at just the right time, can change the world. This quote echoes the theme of the book, literally saying that "With the slightest push - in just the right place - [the world] can be tipped." Which is why it is my favorite quote, it puts the whole book together in one sentence. It is also inspirational, a lot of people have developed the idea that their voice doesn't matter. This quote refutes that way of thinking. It screams that your voice or your actions could be the one that changes everything.  That gives me chills.]]> 2017-11-21 00:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/208928979 mccalligm https://padlet.com/mccalligm/6qo3wdf67cd3/wish/209055751 “Nonfiction Book Review: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell.” PublishersWeekly.com, www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-31696-5.

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