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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell
3.83 AVERAGE
5.52k reviews for:
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell
3.83 AVERAGE
Takže. Je to typickej Gladwell se vším svým uměním udělat z prdu kuličku a pak to třikrát zopakovat. Třetí hvězdička je za audio formu, která je udělaná skoro podcastově, kdybych to měla tištěně, asi to nedočtu. Varování: obsahuje spoustu bílejch kokotů, který chudáčci jen špatně rozklíčovali signály.
It covers difficult real life events to provide examples of failed attempts to understand and communicate with strangers. It makes you think not only about how they can perceive others incorrectly, but how others can misread your intent just as easily.
I highly recommend the audiobook, which uses real-life sound bits and re-enactments to immerse the reader deeper into each scenario.
Will definitely be something I will reread again in the future.
I highly recommend the audiobook, which uses real-life sound bits and re-enactments to immerse the reader deeper into each scenario.
Will definitely be something I will reread again in the future.
Listened on audiobook. Took me a while to get into the book, I was getting real faux intellectual, pseudo-sciencey vibes from larger stretches of it. Ultimately I thought it came together fairly well and there were some interesting tidbits.
Gladwell is a fascinating writer and thorough researcher. I found this book to be well-written and make some very interesting connections. That said he does meander at times and I often found myself saying aloud “this is very interesting but what does it have to do with relating to strangers...?” He eventually got back to his thesis but in many chapters it took a minute to get there. I enjoyed the journey but did, occasionally, find my mind wandering a bit while reading.
Difficult to decide on a rating. It was super interesting but I’m not sure I agree with all his conclusions. The studies were fascinating but they are all pretty heavy subjects - pedophile, rape, suicide, wrongful imprisonment, and torture. Lots to think about on how I interact with strangers and how I can view others.
Malcom is a favorite for a reason. Highly recommend the audio version.
This book is a great reminder of how we should strive to be, and how we continually fall short. But we have to keep making an effort. I feel like everyone needs to hear this.
This book is a great reminder of how we should strive to be, and how we continually fall short. But we have to keep making an effort. I feel like everyone needs to hear this.
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It’s safe to say I’m a Malcom Gladwell fan. Not necessarily because I agree with everything he has to say, but because his works can spark discussion. This one has so many topics relevant to the courses I teach, I am going to use it as required text for one of them—a methodology course. Not using the book as how to do research, but to challenge students to find research topics out of the chapters as well as to incite discussion and even invite students to disagree, using academic evidence to back up their stances.
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