What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
Oct 2009 · Penguin UK
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In What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell covers everything from criminology to spaghetti sauce to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about ourselves and our world.
Looking under the surface of the seemingly mundane, he explores the underdogs, the overlooked, the curious, the miraculous and the disastrous, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an incredible story. What the Dog Saw is Gladwell at his very best - asking questions and finding surprising answers.
'A global phenomenon... there is, it seems, no subject over which he cannot scatter some magic dust' Observer
'Gladwell makes the world seem fresh and exciting again' Evening Standard
'Comes exuberantly close to ... what goes on inside other people's heads' Daily Telegraph
'A dizzying array ... his writing talks to all of us' Guardian
'Consistently absorbing ... captivating' Independent
'Gladwell's storytelling qualities and his eye for the human drama ... make this so compelling' Sunday Times
Looking under the surface of the seemingly mundane, he explores the underdogs, the overlooked, the curious, the miraculous and the disastrous, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an incredible story. What the Dog Saw is Gladwell at his very best - asking questions and finding surprising answers.
'A global phenomenon... there is, it seems, no subject over which he cannot scatter some magic dust' Observer
'Gladwell makes the world seem fresh and exciting again' Evening Standard
'Comes exuberantly close to ... what goes on inside other people's heads' Daily Telegraph
'A dizzying array ... his writing talks to all of us' Guardian
'Consistently absorbing ... captivating' Independent
'Gladwell's storytelling qualities and his eye for the human drama ... make this so compelling' Sunday Times
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3.9
37 reviews
Steve Wilson
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April 14, 2014
It's unfair to compare to his other books really, as I've never been a lover of short-story compilations, so my average rating is more to do with that (not all the stories held the same interest for me), but if you like Gladwell's style then you'll like this too. And as with all of his books, it'll get you thinking about mundane subjects in a different way!
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February 3, 2012
"Good one. Gladwell style."
RICHEST MAN
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November 13, 2020
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About the author
Malcolm Gladwell is the author of six international bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath and most recently, Talking to Strangers. He is the host of the podcast Revisionist History, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and co-founder of the audio company Pushkin Industries. He graduated from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, with a degree in history. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He lives in New York.
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