{"product_id":"the-american-way-of-killing-the-invention-of-an-epidemic-9780349149295","title":"The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Gladwell returns with a brilliant new work: an incisive investigation into gun violence, America's deadliest and most polarizing crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Gladwell returns with a brilliant new work: an incisive investigation into gun violence, America's deadliest and most polarizing crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy, when it comes to lethal violence, is America so different from the rest of the globe? The United States is wealthier, better educated, more technologically sophisticated, more religious than almost any of its peers in the developed world-all of which would suggest that it should also have the lowest levels of violence. Yet the opposite is true.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this bold new book, Malcolm Gladwell outlines the paradox, then walks the reader through a series of stories drawn from every corner of American life and culture from emergency rooms to Hollywood westerns to big-city police departments to Supreme Court oral arguments-looking for answers.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780349149295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 29 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.2(H)x15.2(L)x3.4(W)457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 457\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eMalcolm Gladwell is the author of seven \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTalking to Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the cofounder of Pushkin Industries, an audio-?content company that produces Revisionist History, among other podcasts and audiobooks. He was born in England and raised in Canada, and lives outside New York with his family and a cat named Biggie Smalls. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eRevenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders and the Rise of Social Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Malcolm Gladwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574439481561,"sku":"9780349149295","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780349149295.jpg?v=1790774972","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-american-way-of-killing-the-invention-of-an-epidemic-9780349149295","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}