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by: Malcolm Gladwell  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN: 9780739455296 Edition: 1st ISBN: 073945529X Label: Little, Brown & Co. Manufacturer: Little, Brown & Co. Number Of Pages: 285 Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Studio: Little, Brown & Co. Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Entertaining but often confusing if you think too hard about itAlthough I found "blink" engrossing, Gladwell's talent as a writer often lets him get away with murder. The distinctions he makes sometimes seem arbitrary, particularly if one takes just a little more than 2 seconds to mull things over. Some of his extrapolations not only seem unjustified but mislead. For example, in his discussion of malpractice, Gladwell urges his patients to find their doctors "wanting" if they appear not to be listening or talking down. But the research on which Gladwell ... Read More Rating:  - Great storytellingI really love a good story, and the stories in this book were fascinating, especially since you weren't sure where each one was going. So much food for thought-- you may just read it in a few days, but spend weeks thinking about it (or telling your husband about it over and over...). Great! Rating: - pretty much goes nowhereI found this a tremendously interesting read: during two days or so it took me to read it, I really couldn't put it down. (A teacher, I put my students to work doing a bunch of soul-crushing busy work so I could finish reading it during classtime.) It's full of great anecdotes, and Gladwell has a lucid and engaging style. The problem is this: as far as what Gladwell's actually saying, his observations don't sum to much. The basic thesis -- as I'm sure you ... Read More Rating:  - BLink and you'll fall asleep..Blink! what seemed like a fascinating subject pulled me in and then after 100 pages I put it down. Just like that, in a flash of a moment or a blink, I decided I can't finish this book. Might have made a fascinating magazine article in New Yorker magazine but like that magazine this book just started boring me. Blink. Rating:  - Blink and maybe you'll miss this one The basic idea is interesting and held my attention for a while, but eventually lost my interest. 
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