Malcolm Gladwell Book Reviews Samples For Students

“Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell

In the book “Blink,” Malcolm Gladwell, one of the famous journalists, intends to share the results of psychological research to prove the importance of cognitive thinking in human beings. The book explains the way humans think within a blink of an eye, which is quite difficult. Gladwell explains about rapid cognition, which refers to snap decision-making. He convinces the readers that the snap decisions may be good or bad when compared to the conclusions. Gladwell identifies the circumstances where rapid cognition results poor outcomes. He also analyzes the ways and means to improve the results produced by rapid cognition. In ...

“Thinking, fast and slow” by Daniel Kahneman was among the best-selling books of the year 2011. Kahneman is Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economics for his work in prospect theory in 2002. He and his collaborator, Amos Tversky, one of the cognitive as well as mathematical psychologist from Israel, have revolutionized the way we think about economy in the book. This book has achieved numerous honors and awards such as New York Times’ one of the best books of 2011 and Best Book Award from National Academy of Sciences in 2012.

Kahneman has humbly yet brilliantly and non-technically ...

Book Review

The Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell is a nonfiction text. It incorporates a straightforward writing that presents clear points that are easy to grasp for the readers. In the course of the book, Gladwell emerges as a rational and a lively writer with a skill of presenting complex things in a simple way. The text provides rational explanations to various apparent mysteries, twists of fate, and day to day challenges. The author presents his work through logical reasoning and incorporating shrewd expressions that explain the occurrence of various social phenomena. This book attempts to dissipate the myth of individualism as a viable explanation ...

Book Review: Taking on the Trust and Outliers

Summary and Analysis
Central to the story of Taking on the Trust is the story of Ida Tarbell, a journalist who specialized in muckraking – a form of journalism that tackles the main issue directly by pointing out moral implications and subsequently instigating activism for reforms. The successful career of Tarbell in journalism has made her one of the most iconic American journalists during the early 20th century. One of the most famous controversies Tarbell has covered is the one involving Standard Oil Company (Weinberg).
Tarbell never regarded herself as a specialist in writing on business stories. Having no profound experience ...