Revenge of the Tipping Point

Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

By: Malcolm Gladwell

Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with “curiosity and humor” in this New York Times bestseller that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light (Shannon Carlin). ​

Why is Miami…Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena.

Through a series of riveting stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering. He takes us to the streets of Los Angeles to meet the world’s most successful bank robbers, rediscovers a forgotten television show from the 1970s that changed the world, visits the site of a historic experiment on a tiny cul-de-sac in northern California, and offers an alternate history of two of the biggest epidemics of our day: COVID and the opioid crisis. Revenge of the Tipping Point is Gladwell’s most personal book yet. With his characteristic mix of storytelling and social science, he offers a guide to making sense of the contagions of modern world. It’s time we took tipping points seriously.

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Fantastic storytelling

Malcolm Gladwell does, as always, an excellent job illuminating connections between seemingly unrelated events. His many years working in the audio medium brings his newest book to life, I didn’t want to stop listening until the book ended. 10/10 Highly recommend.
On the rate occurrence that the author reads this review, my hometown which is named twice in the final chapter he pronounced perfectly. Once like I do, and once like other locals do. ❤️

Excellent as usual

Fascinating insight into things we thought we understood. I still refer to the original book often even after 25 years. I’m sure this will be the same.

Amazing! Great effects!

Loved all the special effects and background music. It’s an incredibly well-done audiobook with some interesting ideas (as always!) from Gladwell.

Brilliant storytelling…again!

Gladwell remains one of my all time favorite authors because of his uncanny ability to look at things in a different way. Yet another amazing read/listen!

Gladwell scores again

If you have read or listen to Gladwell‘s books before, this is just another great book of his thinking, of his research, of his brilliance. It was hard to put down and anyone who listens or reads it. Will be both surprised and not surprised as it is with Gladwell’s books. Don’t hesitate to buy this. Well worth your time.