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  • A Conversation with Joseph Finder and Malcolm Gladwell

  • By: Joseph Finder, Malcolm Gladwell
  • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (1,331 ratings)

A Conversation with Joseph Finder and Malcolm Gladwell

By: Joseph Finder, Malcolm Gladwell

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Joseph Finder and Malcolm Gladwell are both best-selling authors who write about issues from the business world one in fiction and the other in nonfiction. Listen to this insightful conversation between these authors as they discuss topics that range from the best qualities of CEOs and sales people, to the nature of genius, to how they do their research and the mechanics of writing, to the intricacies of interpreting facial micro-expressions.

Joseph Finder is the author of Paranoia, Company Man, and the upcoming Killer Instinct. His thrillers focus on characters who inhabit the cut-throat corporate world.

Malcolm Gladwell is the author of Blink and The Tipping Point. He writes on corporate culture as well as social habits. Killer Instinct will be available for download on May 16, 2006.

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Stimulating Conversation Between Two Great Authors

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Very stimulating conversation that, in usual Malcolm Gladwell fashion, reveals insights to everyday occurances that the average person would never uncover him/herself.

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awesome convo. needs a part 2

I would love for these 2 guys to continue this convo. I took notes and I am looking into myself to find what I think about failure and defeat.

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I love malcolm..

Anything that comes from the genius of Malcolm Gladwell is great for me. have read all his books, many magazine articles. This was an interesting discourse, of a different king...very good.




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Great short listen with ideas

If you could sum up A Conversation with Joseph Finder and Malcolm Gladwell in three words, what would they be?

Fun and insightful conversation between two friends. Is like being a fly on the wall.

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I am a big Malcolm Gladwell fan, so I enjoyed sitting in on a conversation between him & a friend (Joseph Finder). It was sometimes hard to tell who was talking, but in the end, it didn't matter. Both guys are great thinkers, can articulate concepts, and have a great sense of humor.

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A fantastic conversation.

I love listening in on insightful discussions. Simply wonderful. Now I will add Finder's new novel to my collection.

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Great conversation

What did you love best about A Conversation with Joseph Finder and Malcolm Gladwell?

That is was a conversation. Two minds sharing ideas and feeding off what the other said

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I could listen to Malcolm Gladwell read the phone book and get value from it. I devour anything he writes and relish his thoughts when he reads and speaks.
I read and listen to all his books...

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Conversation

Loved the conversation between Malcolm Gladwell and Joseph Finder. I would love to hear more

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Neat Little Listen

The title "What is Killer Instinct?" is a misnomer for this fascinating discussion between novelist Joseph Finder and non-fiction writer Malcolm Gladwell. The talk coincided with the publication of Finder's "Killer Instinct" in 2006, though, so it must have been a tie in to that book's release.

Finder and Gladwell talk about their techniques for researching corporations, and their fascination with the business world. In 2003 and 2004, when Finder would have been writing "Killer Instinct", he couldn't find a woman executive in the tech manufacturing industry to base one of his characters on. Ten years later, Virginia Rometty is President and CEO of IBM; Ursula Burns is CEO of Xerox; Gayla Delly is CEO of Benchmark Electronics . . . and so on.

The niftiest part of the conversation for me was when Finder and Gladwell talked about reading and writing. Gladwell says that he often doesn't finish books because he gets close to the end - less than a dozen pages - and is worried that the writer will let him down. That's not something I've ever done and I don't know that I could start now, but I sure wish I could. I've been let down so many times.

Enjoy the listen, and enjoy a very recent moment in time, right before things changed.

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Brunch interview

I enjoy listening like it's Sunday brunch, and all the best questions are asked, and the best discussion is developed and concluded.

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Good listen

Interesting tips and topics represented. Suggestions for salespeople were short lived. I had high expectations for in depth information. Long listen for limited information.

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