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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
  • Physical Description: xi, 352 pages : charts ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Causation.
Contagion (Social psychology)
Context effects (Psychology)
Social engineering.
Social psychology.
Epidemics.

Available copies

  • 18 of 46 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Sparwood Public Library.

Holds

  • 13 current holds with 46 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Sparwood Public Library 302 GLA (Text) 35172000331419 Non Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-21


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