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Malcolm Gladwell
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Internationaler Bestseller vom Autor des "Überflieger: Warum manche Menschen erfolgreich sind - und andere nicht" und "The Tipping Point". Erst denken, dann handeln? Falsch!, sagt Malcolm Gladwell. Denn die Intuition kann in Bruchteilen von Sekunden Entscheidungen treffen, die besser sind als das Ergebnis langer Überlegungen oder Studien. Blink! nennt Malcolm Gladwell die Intuition der ersten zwei Sekunden.
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David and Goliath
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A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but over the top
- By Anonymous User on 08-08-19
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Blink!
- Die Macht des Moments
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Alexander Bolte
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall1 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 1
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Story1 out of 5 stars 1
Internationaler Bestseller vom Autor des "Überflieger: Warum manche Menschen erfolgreich sind - und andere nicht" und "The Tipping Point". Erst denken, dann handeln? Falsch!, sagt Malcolm Gladwell. Denn die Intuition kann in Bruchteilen von Sekunden Entscheidungen treffen, die besser sind als das Ergebnis langer Überlegungen oder Studien. Blink! nennt Malcolm Gladwell die Intuition der ersten zwei Sekunden.
By: Malcolm Gladwell
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David and Goliath
- Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,504
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,082
Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the best-selling author of The Bomber Mafia. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. Or should he have?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Art of (Unconventional) War
- By Cynthia on 10-04-13
By: Malcolm Gladwell
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The Prince
- By: Niccolo Machiavelli
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,138
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,388
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,363
From his perspective in Renaissance Italy, Machiavelli's aim in this classic work was to resolve conflict with the ruling prince, Lorenzo de Medici. Machiavelli based his insights on the way people really are rather than an ideal of how they should be. This is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince, a king, or a president.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You have to know what you get with The Prince
- By Cody Brown on 02-10-15
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What the Dog Saw
- And Other Adventures
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,044
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,078
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,056
The best-selling author of The Bomber Mafia focuses on "minor geniuses" and idiosyncratic behavior to illuminate the ways all of us organize experience in this "delightful" (Bloomberg News) collection of writings from The New Yorker. What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Gladwell's best - and a recording problem
- By Rudi on 11-26-09
By: Malcolm Gladwell
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Contagious
- Why Things Catch On
- By: Jonah Berger
- Narrated by: Keith Nobbs
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,929
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,849
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,812
Why do some products get more word of mouth than others? Why does some online content go viral? Word of mouth makes products, ideas, and behaviors catch on. It's more influential than advertising and far more effective. Can you create word of mouth for your product or idea? According to Berger, you can. Whether you operate a neighborhood restaurant, a corporation with hundreds of employees, or are running for a local office for the first time, the steps that can help your product or idea become viral are the same.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Primer on Viral & Memorable Marketing
- By Douglas C. Bates on 04-01-13
By: Jonah Berger
-
The Black Swan, Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
- Incerto, Book 2
- By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,139
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,765
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,755
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but over the top
- By Anonymous User on 08-08-19
Critic reviews
"Brilliant." (Observer)
"Astonishing." (Daily Mail)
"Compelling." (Evening Standard)
A minor but unusual and very nice detail: this audiobook is actually modified slightly from the written edition, so it consistently makes sense to a listener as oposed to a reader.
Eye opener
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As the book progresses he gradually builds a convincing theory about how our minds are adept at making accurate instantaneous judgements and how, in many cases, the more information we are given the less likely we are to judge well.
But then he starts to make some slightly dubious claims and even to contradict himself somewhat. He tells the story of 4 policemen who kill an African American in a bad neighbourhood at night because they think he has a gun. He says that the stress of the situation gives them ‘temporary autism’ which robs them of their normal powers to make ‘blink’ judgements. But you just don’t need this theory to explain why they misjudged the situation. It was dark, and the inability of the men to detect the innocence and terror on the victim’s face could be explained by this alone.
Later on he describes another policeman, who had received training in controlling this kind of panic reaction in dangerous and stressful situations, and because of this training, when faced with an armed youngster, he waited a little longer and gathered more information and decided not to shoot. But this contradicts the main idea of the book, which is that we make better decisions when we allow our intuition to do it in a blink.
So, by the end of the book, you have been entertained and have also been persuaded that humans often make better judgements when they ‘thin slice’, i.e. they make quick unconscious decisions based on very limited information. But, in my opinion, he tries to over-elaborate his theory in the later chapters, and I felt myself disagreeing with him, which spoilt the book a bit.
Good but flawed
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Would you listen to Blink again? Why?
Another book where Malcolm delves into the intricacies of a single topic. Very well read by the author.Great Listening for your commute!
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Wonderful
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Manual For Life & Learning
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Would you consider the audio edition of Blink to be better than the print version?
I did not read the print version.What did you like best about this story?
The subject matter contained a lot of ideas that were completely new to me.What about Malcolm Gladwell???s performance did you like?
Malcolm Gladwell is passionate about his ideas, and this comes over clearly in his reading.If you could give Blink a new subtitle, what would it be?
Important observations about first impressionsAny additional comments?
Wonderful audiobook!Really enjoyed the book
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Would you consider the audio edition of Blink to be better than the print version?
Yes, the fact that it is author read gives it a feel of authenticity. I don't have to judge emphasis or pronunciation (not a native English speaker)What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
The book confronts one with everyday realities which is presented from a new perspective.Which character – as performed by Malcolm Gladwell – was your favorite?
He does himself rather convincingly :-)Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It held my attention, but not to the point where I could not pause. I liked it - binding enough to hold me yet autonomous enough in its coherence that the interruptions inevitable in my life did not significantly detract from the value even though I can only listen for ~40 minutes at a timeAny additional comments?
Outliers spoiled it for us as this is somewhat less wow but by any other standard it is great. Sometimes I got the feeling the point was belabored as it was already stated yet only paraphrased later, but there were also times when the extra angle added more insight.All n all a valuable listen!
Stunning but Gladwel spoilt us with Outliers
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A great book! Highly recommended!
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Blink
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Fascinating
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