Malcolm Gladwell: Collected

I love Malcolm Gladwell's insight, and his reading voice is easy to listen to on long car trips. This boxed set contains three great audio books - Outliers, The Tipping Point, and Blink - each one a terrific look at what makes people great and why some groups of people are more successful. I highly recommend these and all of Malcolm Gladwell's books - he has a unique insight into what makes the great ones great.

I must admit I was hesitant to purchase this set. I had let a friend-of-a-friend borrow my hardcover copy of Blink...and never got it back. Gladwell's books all have a certain clean "look" to them, and this set did not appear to keep up with that appearance. As I did not own Tipping Point, I took it upon myself to order this particular box set of Gladwell books instead of picking up individual books -- I am incredibly impressed with what I received. I do not want to downplay the quality of the typical hardcover prints of these books, as the quality is fine. But the quality of THIS set is much better, in my opinion. First of all, as the books do not have dust covers they have a nice texture to the cover. Second, these books are noticeably bigger -- while the width is simliar, these books are around an inch taller and a half-inch deeper. Third, the paper used for the book feels to be a better quality -- thicker to the touch, feeling as there is more to them (I routinely felt like I was turning multiple pages when I was only turning one). Also, in this version, you do get some drawings by Brian Rea throughout the books -- a nice addition. I happened to note that this set was printed in Italy, while the traditional hard cover books were printed in the USA (this matters to some people). I have to say I am incredibly pleased with my purchase. If you are a fan of Malcolm Gladwell and your books are showing some wear, I would not hesitate to recommend you treat yourself to this set. They'll look great on your desk, on your book shelf, or in your hands.

It is boring to re-read an entire book, but not boring to hear Malcolm Gladwell repeated many times. His credibility and personality, plus his lyrical voice, make it enjoyable to listen again and again to his books. This repeat of the listening and learning process helps master his important concepts, and to isolate those which apply to your life, your relationships and your business opportunities.

Can’t praise Malcolm Gladwell enough. I travel in the car frequently, and his voice reading his own great material is my favorite car companion. The stuff you’ll learn from him is fascinating and enlightening.

I love Malcolm Gladwell. I think his writing should be standard curriculum in high school and college intro classes. Some people call it soft science, but he does a great job thinking and leaves room for you to do some of your own....

I have enjoyed reading and admired Malcolm Gladwell's books over the years and I highly recommend this collection of his most famous works as audio books. His narrating style is very pleasing to the ear and the subject matter lends itself to listening during lengthy car rides. The chapters generally stand alone, and it is easy to stop listening and then resume at any time.

After having read the original hardcovers as they were released, this collector's box set is a real bonus. The book size is larger, the illustrations really add to the aesthetics, and overall, the set looks great on the shelf. Not to mention the disruptive, paradigm shifting effect of the prose. Excellent.

Beautiful collection. It was a great price. Came right on time. It was supposed to be a gift for my husband and I had to return it for being the wrong book collection he wanted.

I love listening to Malcolm Gladwell; he's whip-smart, but he wears it tres lightly. I thought I'd treat myself to a boxy of his work. I've also picked up 'What the Dog Saw' and 'David & Goliath', so I now have a full house of him. I'm still working my way through these, but its a complete pleasure. Highly recommended.

Well made books. Drawings don't add anything though. Very simplistic at times. If you want a story, this will do.

I bought Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" on google play as a e-book and loved it, so after purchasing a hard copy of it for my dad for fathers day, I also was going to buy "blink" and "Tipping Point". I decided on this after seeing and interview with Malcolm Gladwell about the piece. It honestly just feels awesome to read, and has an actual textured feel to it, like a jean type of feel. The writing of course is amazing! Brings in so many great stories and concepts, it is an easy read, but is packed with information that really helps to broaden your views on what we think of as normal, and just accept every day, I would highly recommend all three of these, and the way it all comes together in this set makes it perfect! If you like books such as freakonomics, which helps to not just simply answer questions, but allow the reader to base their own decisions upon the information provided, you will love these three! ....plus he is Canadian....WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE?!

This is an excellent collection of Malcolm Gladwell's work. The quality of the books is excellent, hard covered with some type of fabric, which makes holding the book a good experience. Inside, the pages are thick, big and I think letters are a bit magnified. It is even decorated with illustrations on almost every page. His books are not a one read type of books, you can return to them as many times as you want, since he inspires thinking on the multiple subjects throughout the books. This collection is durable and I will be coming back to it for years to come!

Great and well delivered..