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Non-Fiction · 2024 · PG

Revenge of the Tipping Point

by Malcolm Gladwell

A return to the ideas of The Tipping Point — with new case studies on how epidemics go wrong.

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with “curiosity and humor” in this New York Times bestseller that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light (Shannon Carlin). ​ Why is Miami…Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the sub

For10+GenreNon-FictionLength304 pagesRead time~8 hours

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Violence

Barely any

Discussion of overdose and crime epidemics analytically

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Drug epidemic discussed analytically

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of how social epidemics spread and the unexpected ways small changes create catastrophe

What this book is about

Gladwell's 2024 return to the themes of The Tipping Point examines social epidemics more critically. Discusses overdose epidemics, crime, and social contagion. Some dark subject matter but handled analytically. Appropriate for adults and older teens.

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Drug epidemic discussed analytically

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