Exploring the profound in the everyday mundane.
If your mind craves novels shaped like puzzles, where each essay unlocks a corner of the vast human experience, "What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures" might just be your next favorite. Malcolm Gladwell has a knack for spinning seemingly trivial topics into compelling tales. It's like a box of intellectual chocolates – each piece with a unique filling of insight, just for you.
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ISBN: 9781846142949
Authors:
Malcolm Gladwell
Publisher: Allen Lane
Date of Publication: 2009-10-20
Format: Paperback
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Sociology,
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Economics,
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Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. And in What the Dog Saw his adventurous curiosity is at full stretch, as he takes everyday subjects and shows us surprising new ways of looking at them. Whether it's criminal profiling or dog training, Gladwell always gives us a new perspective, and a glimpse into someone else's head.
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Exploring the profound in the everyday mundane.
If your mind craves novels shaped like puzzles, where each essay unlocks a corner of the vast human experience, "What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures" might just be your next favorite. Malcolm Gladwell has a knack for spinning seemingly trivial topics into compelling tales. It's like a box of intellectual chocolates – each piece with a unique filling of insight, just for you.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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