In a lonely valley, four people prepare for a quiet evening. Then in his orchard, Murray Jacob sees a moving shadow. His neighbour Ronnie watches her lover leave and feels her baby roll inside her. And on the verandah of the Stubbs's house, a small dog is torn screaming from its leash by something unseen. Nothing will ever be the same again.

Malcolm Gladwell asks the questions you never even thought to ask (and will change the way you think) in a series of intellectual adventure stories In this brilliant and provocative book, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell shows how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about us and our world. Looking under the surface of the seemingly mundane, he explores the underdogs, the overlooked, the curious, the miraculous and the disastrous, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an incredible story. What the Dog Saw is Gladwell at his very best - asking questions and finding surprising answers.

Details

ISBN13: 9780141044804
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 432
Edition:
Publication Date: 25 Jun 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 198(H)x129(L)x24(W)315
Weight (gm): 315

Author Biography

Malcolm Gladwell is the author of six international bestsellers- The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath and most recently, Talking to Strangers. He is the host of the podcast Revisionist History, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and co-founder of the audio company Pushkin Industries. He graduated from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, with a degree in history. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He lives in New York.

Reviews

Gladwell's range is impressive and his writing never less than engaging * FT *
The pieces form a dazzling record of Gladwell's art * Guardian *
Make your social commentary sparkle with Malcolm Gladwell's latest * Sunday Times *
He's able to examine what look like the most mundane aspects of our daily lives and to reveal the cleverness - and the strangeness - within * Sunday Telegraph *
Vibrant, colourful and packed with surprises * Guardian *
Gladwell soars high * Spectator *