Malcolm Gladwell

Hawai'i best-sellers

This list is a rotating compilation by local booksellers. This week: retail sales at Bestsellers Books & Music, for Nov. 13 FICTION 1. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown 2. "The Associate" by John Grisham 3. "New Moon" by Stephenie...

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The Satirical Political Report - Sarah Palin Finally Figured Out, by Malcolm Gladwell

“IF YOU BLINK, YOU MIGHT MISS WHAT THE DOG SAW: THAT SARAH PALIN IS NOT REALLY AN OUTLIER IN THE GOP, BUT ACTUALLY JUST TYPICAL OF A PARTY THAT THREATENS TO BE THE TIPPING POINT IN SETTING US BACK NOT 10,000 HOURS … BUT 10,000...

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Snap Judgements

At one of the airports during my recent trip, I had to use up some loose change. It’s one of those strange situations – the currency in your hand has value, but as soon as you step onto the plane it’s worthless. Nowhere outside...

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Barnes & Noble Experiencing a Nook Shortage

The New-York based bookseller said in a statement that "based on the high consumer interest, we've [Barnes & Noble] sold out of our initial nook allotment available for delivery before the holidays." In the same statement, the...

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For the urbanite

Vaughan: Awards, awards, awards. Enough already. Both the original Mazda3 and this second-generation version have won a boat load of them. The new one is stiffer, safer and faster than the original, but it got caught in the...

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17. More women entrepreneurs making impact

HISTORICALLY, entrepreneurship has been a male-dominated pursuit. The good news – many of today's most memorable and inspirational entrepreneurs are women and Malaysia is not lacking in outstanding women entrepreneurs.

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Pinker, Blinkin’, and (Shaggy) Dog

Clash of the Bushy-Headed Metaphorical Eponyms, as Steven Pinker takes on Malcolm Gladwell’s new collection What the Dog Saw in the lead review of last Sunday’s NYTBR: Readers have much to learn from Gladwell the journalist and...

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Thought Leaders Unpacked -> What the Dog Saw #2: The Ketchup Conundrum

“Three of these shapes are the same and one is different.” Sounds like a scene from Sesame Street, doesn’t it? Most of us learn early on to distinguish between what is the same and what is different. What is common and what is...

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SmartMusic: 6 New CDs (Deal of the Day)

Before holiday music takes over the airwaves around us, here are some new releases from folk-jazz singer Norah Jones, roots-rocker Tom Petty and the eagerly awaited debut album from "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert. If...

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iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) Interview With CEO Mr Gary Cohen On Latest Developments

iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) recently met a major delivery deadline for the UK National Programme for IT (NPfIT), under which it had to implement Lorenzo 1.9 in a care setting by November, with the National Health Service...

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