Books Recommended by Malcolm Gladwell
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The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
Vivek H Murthy M.D.
Source: "[The author] reminds us that our national conversation about medicine has been too narrowly focused on hospitals, doctors, and drugs—and not enough on the human connections that sustain us." - Malcolm Gladwell
The Checklist Manifesto
How to Get Things Right
Atul Gawande
Source: "[The author] took an extraordinary risk to his own reputation domestically in America in the medical profession by [releasing this book]." - Malcolm Gladwell
Strangers to Ourselves
Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
Timothy D. Wilson
Source: "One of the loveliest, most insightful books about social psychology that I ever read." - Malcolm Gladwell
Jack Reacher (29 books)
Lee Child
Source: Malcolm Gladwell mentioned this series in the "Tools of Titans" book.
The Russia House
John le Carré
Source: "You should read through [this book] or 'The Little Drummer Girl.'" - Malcolm Gladwell
Merchant Princes
An Intimate History of Jewish Families Who Built Great Department Stores
Leon A. Harris
Source: "About the great Jewish retail families of America." - Malcolm Gladwell
The Little Drummer Girl
A Novel
John le Carré
Source: "You should read through [this book] or 'The Russia House.'" - Malcolm Gladwell
The Big Short
Inside the Doomsday Machine
Michael Lewis
Source: Malcolm Gladwell recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
George Smiley, Book 5
John le Carré
Source: "I would read at least through [this book]." - Malcolm Gladwell
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
George Smiley, Book 3
John le Carré
Source: "You must read [this book]." - Malcolm Gladwell
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Did Malcolm Gladwell recommend all these books?
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