Over the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has become the most gifted and influential journalist in America. In The New Yorker, his writings are such must-reads that the magazine charges advertisers significantly more money for ads that run within his articles. With his #1 best sellers, The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, he has reached millions of readers. And now the very best and most famous of his New Yorker pieces are collected in a brilliant and provocative anthology.

"Answers to Questions", by Jeffrey Toobin; "At the Train Bridge", by Calvin Trillin; "Cocksure", by Malcolm Gladwell; "Spy Wars", by Nicholas Lemann; "Britney's Conversion Diary", by Andy Borowitz; "Poster Girls", by Michael Schulman; "Walking on the Moon", by Joan Acocella; and "Gray Skies", by Anthony Lane.

"Stonewall Plus Forty", by Hendrik Hertzberg; "Michael Jackson", by Kelefa Sanneh; "The Contrarian", by Ryan Lizza; "Nora Knows What to Do", by Ariel Levy; "Priced to Sell", by Malcolm Gladwell; and "Tommy Guns and Toys", by David Denby.

"Discriminating Tastes", by Kelefa Sanneh; "The Price of the Ticket", by John Seabrook; "The Courthouse Ring", by Malcolm Gladwell; "Wilder Women", by Judith Thurman; "One of the Boys", by Tad Friend; and "Lightened Loads", by Anthony Lane.

"Nobel Surprise", by Hendrik Hertzberg; "Exit through the Lobby", by James Surowiecki; "You've Got Mail", by Lizzie Widdicombe; "The Secret Keeper", by William Finnegan; "Offensive Play", by Malcolm Gladwell; and "Naughty Boys", by David Denby.