It's a book about change. In particular, it's a book that presents a new way of understanding why change so often happens as quickly and as unexpectedly as it does. For example, why did crime drop so dramatically in New York City in the mid-1990's? How does a novel written by an unknown author end up as national bestseller? Why do teens smoke in greater and greater numbers, when every single person in the country knows that cigarettes kill? Why is word-of-mouth so powerful? What makes TV shows like Sesame Street so good at teaching kids how to read? I think the answer to all those questions is the same. It's that ideas and behavior and messages and products sometimes behave just like outbreaks of infectious disease. They are social epidemics. The Tipping Point is an examination of the social epidemics that surround us. (Gladwell)
Personally,
I have this book on audio. I have to admit, it is one of the most revolutionary works I have come across in a while. I have yet to complete this book, however, rest assured it will not fall into that pile of books that never see a thorough reading.
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About Me
- Andrew "Prophecy" Harewood
- I was born in Silver Spring, MD on November 8th in 1988. I've lived between here and Philadelphia, PA for the majority of my life (Including two year at Pine Forge Academy, a boarding school in Pennsylvania). I know attend Oakwood University in Huntville, AL, where I've been a member of "Art & Soul" since my freshmen year (Where I now serve as acting Vice-President). I'm studying Pre-law: with an emphasis on Political Science, with a minor study in Psychology. I am OBSESSED with ANYTHING artistic. Period. For two years, I've been independently studying photography (It's just something that I've really taken an interest in), but NOTHING compares to my infatuation with SPOKEN WORD. Although as of yet, I have not yet "Slammed", Slamming is something that I am really excited about, and plan to take head-on when given the opportunity (Yea...we really don't get those in Huntsville.) In Honesty, I'm not too sure as to where God is leading my life, however, I know He has a plan. And soon my life will come to manifest - in Art and in Studies.
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