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Length: 8 hours and 42 minutes
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Category: Psychology
Publisher: Hachette Audio
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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist Historical past and creator of the number-one New York Occasions finest vendor Outliers, reinvents the audiobook on this immersive manufacturing of Speaking to Strangers, a robust examination of our interactions with individuals we don’t know. How did Fidel Castro idiot the CIA for a technology? Why did Neville Chamberlain suppose he might belief Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do tv sitcoms train us one thing about the way in which we relate to one another that is not true? Whereas tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a guide for the web page. He was additionally producing for the ear. Within the audiobook model of Speaking to Strangers, you’ll hear the voices of individuals he interviewed – scientists, criminologists, navy psychologists. Court docket transcripts are delivered to life with re-enactments. You really hear the contentious arrest of Sandra Bland by the aspect of the highway in Texas. As Gladwell revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, and the suicide of Sylvia Plath, you hear straight from most of the gamers in these real-life tragedies. There’s even a theme track – Janelle Monae’s “Hell You Talmbout”. One thing could be very incorrect, Gladwell argues, with the instruments and techniques we use to make sense of individuals we do not know. And since we do not know the best way to discuss to strangers, we’re inviting battle and misunderstanding in ways in which have a profound impact on our lives and our world. The audiobook version of Speaking to Strangers was an immediate number-one finest vendor, and was one of the crucial pre-ordered audiobooks in historical past. It seamlessly marries audiobooks and podcasts, creating a totally new and actual listening expertise.
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