Where to Start with Malcolm Gladwell
- Best entry point → Outliers: The Story of Success
- Best standalone → David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
- Start The Tipping Point series → The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
- What fans keep coming back to → Blink
- Highest rated by listeners → What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell
★ 4.80 BLT Score (923.0K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (873.6K) ★ 4.68 Audible (49.4K) -
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell
★ 4.45 BLT Score (217.2K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (192.6K) ★ 4.55 Audible (24.6K) -
Blink
by Malcolm Gladwell, Barry Fox, Irina Henegar
Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell
★ 4.41 BLT Score (651.5K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (624.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (26.7K) -
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Tipping Point • Book 1
Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell
★ 4.35 BLT Score (881.7K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (859.1K) ★ 4.53 Audible (22.6K) -
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell
★ 4.18 BLT Score (112.4K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (105.3K) ★ 4.44 Audible (7.1K)
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