An art expert sees a ten-million-dollar sculpture and instantly spots it's a fake. A marriage analyst knows within minutes whether a couple will stay together. A fire-fighter suddenly senses he has to get out of a blazing building. This book is all about those moments when we 'know' something without knowing why.

The phenomenal bestseller on the revolutionary power of honing your gut instinct An art expert sees a ten-million-dollar sculpture and instantly spots it's a fake. A marriage analyst knows within minutes whether a couple will stay together. A fire-fighter suddenly senses he has to get out of a blazing building. A speed dater clicks with the right person ... This book is all about those moments when we 'know' something without knowing why. Here Malcolm Gladwell explores the phenomenon of 'blink', showing how a snap judgement can be far more effective than a cautious decision. By trusting your instincts, he reveals, you'll never think about thinking in the same way again.

Details

ISBN13: 9780141014593
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 304
Edition:
Publication Date: 14 Feb 2006
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)x1.9(W)224
Weight (gm): 224

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

Trust my snap judgement, buy this book: you'll be delighted * The New York Times *
Compelling, fiendishly clever * Evening Standard *
Superb . . . this wonderful book should be compulsory reading * New Statesman *
Provocative, fascinating, radical * Financial Times *
Pacey and beguiling * Independent *
Blink might just change your life * Esquire *
Astonishing ... Blink really does make you rethink the way you think * Daily Mail *
Blink might just change your life * Esquire *