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Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering Hardback - 2024
by Gladwell, Malcolm
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- Title Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
- Author Gladwell, Malcolm
- Binding Hardback
- Condition Used - Very good
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Little, Brown and Company
- Publication date 2024
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 008155
- ISBN 9780316575805 / 0316575801
- Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 8.18 x 5.77 x 1.27 in (20.78 x 14.66 x 3.23 cm)
- Category Psychology
- Library of Congress subjects Social psychology, Epidemics
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2024911841
- Dewey Decimal Code 302.13
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Reader reviews for Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Review summary
Readers describe Malcolm Gladwell’s return to his tipping-point framework as darker and more cautionary, probing social contagion, superspreaders, the “Magic Third,” and the ethics of social engineering. Many praise his narrative verve and highly produced audio edition, citing vivid case studies spanning COVID, the opioid crisis, bank robberies, and elite admissions. Just as many, however, fault the book for rehashing old ideas, leaning on anecdotes and cherry-picked evidence, and stitching together stories with tenuous logic; some also find the tone preachy or politicized. Overall, it’s engaging and provocative but polarizing—often read as a compelling set of essays rather than a cohesive, rigorous grand theory.
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Citations
- Booklist, 09/01/2024, Page 10
- Kirkus Reviews, 09/01/2024, Page 0
- Library Journal, 05/01/2024, Page 13
- Publishers Weekly, 10/21/2024, Page 0
- Shelf Awareness, 10/17/2024, Page 0
