This special super-sized issue contains ten articles about the people who gather, make, cook, serve, and eat food that is so mundane you might not give it a second thought - and so exotic you might not give it a first taste.

Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and New Yorker staff writer, discusses making sudden, instinctive judgments, as written about in his new book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. He is joined by Emmy-winning reporter Robert Krulwich, who covers scientific phenomena for ABC's Nightline and PBS's Nova.

Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. He is the author of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, which was published this year. Both books grew out of articles that first appeared in the magazine. Mr. Gladwell will discuss other works in progress as well.

"Alien Nation" by John Cassidy; "The Soundtrack of Your Life" by David Owen; "Nostalgia" by George Saunders; "The Understudy" by David Sedaris; "Here's Why" by Malcolm Gladwell; "Drawn to Gypsies" by John Updike; and "Splitsville, U.S.A." by Nancy Franklin.

This edition features summaries of two great business books: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, and The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave by Leigh Branham.

New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell discusses his writings and books. He is the author of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking and The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference.

Welcome to the January 2005 edition of Audible Fast Company. This month's edition features five articles. First, we will hear profiles of Bill Drayton and Malcolm Gladwell--two giants in the world of business innovation who can help you to maximize creative thinking in your own projects. Then, we'll hear about Yahoo's solution to the diminishing impact of traditional advertising, as well as how the Cartoon Network manages to stay cutting edge despite its traditionally conservative corporate owners.

There are seven articles in this edition: "Bombs", by Steve Coll; "Return of the Nativist", by Ryan Lizza; "Tubular", by Nancy Franklin; "Journey Into Night", by David Sedaris; "The King of Sentences", by Jonathan Lethem; "None of the Above", by Malcolm Gladwell; and "Hard Life", by David Denby

"Risk Factor", by George Packer; "Most Likely to Succeed", by Malcolm Gladwell; "Atomic John", by David Samuels; "Is There a Problem Here?", by Larry Doyle; and "Ring Cycles", by Anthony Lane.

"Read It and Weep" by Adam Gopnik; "Tear, Slap, Clack" by Susan Sheehan; "The Risk Pool" by Malcolm Gladwell; "Manifold Destiny" by Sylvia Nasar and David Gruber; and "Borderlines" by Anthony Lane.