... 186-187 Roosevelt, Franklin D., 6'7 , 68 Roosevelt administration (Franklin), acceptance of nonintervention, 67, 70 Roosevelt Corollary: Latin American reaction to, 63; used by United States as justification for intervention, ...
He revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, the suicide of Sylvia Plath, the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal at Penn State University, and the death of Sandra Bland—throwing our understanding of these and ...
Trenchant, incisive, and ultimately hopeful, Talking to Strangers is nothing less than a manifesto for a revitalized democratic citizenry.
Twenty Days with Julian & Little Bunny, by Papa is one of the least known works by a well-known writer in all of literature. Buried in the seventh folio of Hawthorne's American Notebooks—that massive, little-read tome of treasures and ...
Warm, witty, erudite, and profound, equal parts sweeping history and self-help journey, this deeply researched book will inspire readers to see everything—from major geopolitical shifts to trips to the corner store—in an entirely new ...
From the bestselling author of Blink and The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story of Success overturns conventional wisdom about genius to show us what makes an ordinary person an extreme overachiever.
Discusses different situations to help make important distinctions between people who are "safe" and people to avoid.
Meet the rumrunner, the ex-slaves, and the cholera victims, the grave-digging doctor, the séance-loving politician, and the sorcery-practising healer. Come inside. See the Waterloo you never knew, revealed.
Argues for the practice of talking to strangers as a way of widening one's experience of the world, addressing the transformative possibilities as well as the political and practical considerations of engaging with strangers in public.
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Melalui serangkaian pertemuan dan kesalahpahamanÑdari sejarah, psikologi, sampai kasus hukum terkenalÑMalcolm Gladwell membawa kita dalam suatu petualangan intelektual ke sisi gelap hakikat manusia, ketika orang tak dikenal ternyata tidak ...