Nicholas Lezard

The contagions of the modern world

Disturbing trends in American healthcare, higher education, opioid use and crime come under scrutiny in Malcolm Gladwell’s sequel to The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell. [Alamy] 
issue 05 October 2024

  • Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders and the Rise of Social Engineering

    Malcolm Gladwell

    Abacus, pp. 352, £25

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