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Revenge of the tipping point : overstories, superspreaders, and the rise of social engineering  Cover Image Book Book

Revenge of the tipping point : overstories, superspreaders, and the rise of social engineering / Malcolm Gladwell.

Summary:

"Why is Miami--Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this ... work, Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena. Through a series of ... stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316575805
  • ISBN: 0316575801
  • Physical Description: xi, 352 pages : illustrations, charts ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-338) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The passive voice -- Casper and C-Dog -- The trouble with Miami -- Poplar grove -- The magic third -- The mysterious case of the Harvard women's rugby team --Mr. Index and the Marriott outbreak -- The L.A. survivors' club -- Doing time on maple drive -- Overstories, superspreaders, and group proportions.
Subject: Causation.
Contagion (Social psychology)
Context effects (Psychology)
Social engineering.
Social psychology.
Epidemics.

Available copies

  • 16 of 34 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library. (Show)

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  • 30 current holds with 34 total copies.
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Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library 302.13 GLA (Text) DCL179585 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-11-29
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