What The Dog Saw

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• paulgb · Jan 2, 2010 · Recommends

  …More with Less: Paul MacCready and the Dream of Efficient Flight by Paul Ciotti. I really enjoyed this one, it was the story of the first team to cross the English channel with human-powered flight. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell. I liked this one better than Gladwell's other books. There is less theorizing and arguing a point and more telling stories, which is what Gladwell excels at. The Mind's I by Douglas…

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• stickhandle · Jun 10, 2010 · Recommends

  …great storyteller - in both word and voice. And he delivers his own material extraordinarily well. I've listened to all 3 of the books mentioned and am currently enjoying his collection of NYer essays "What the Dog Saw". His essay on Ron Popeil was terrific. Word of warning though ... you might find yourself sad to arrive at your destination and just sit in the car an extra few mins to finish a section!

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• ravivyas · Dec 2, 2013 · Recommends

  …Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses The Four Steps to the Epiphany Epic Content Marketing: How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, and Win More Customers by Marketing Less What the Dog Saw: and other adventures Outliers: The Story of Success Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials) David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling…

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• drenei · Jan 27, 2010 · Mentions

  …contents, rather than the 5th chapter: http://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/book_of_body_langu.... I'll save this to read for later - the topic fascinates me. I was reading Gladwell's recent collection, What The Dog Saw, and found the article on The Dog Whisperer very interesting because of its discussions on body language.

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• wallflower · Nov 15, 2009 · Mentions

  …are those who match their phrasing with their communicative intentions—who understand, for instance, that emphasis requires them to be bound and explosive. To Bradley, Cesar had beautiful phrasing." "What the Dog Saw" by Malcolm Gladwell http://www.gladwell.com/2006/2006_05_22_a_dog.html

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• anitil · Oct 1, 2021 · Mentions

  Aaah I thought it was reference to 'What the dog saw', which is a Malcom Gladwell book. Seems it's also a reference to that film

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• theNJR · May 31, 2018 · Mentions

  I'm re-reading Gladwells What the Dog saw, and just came to Million Dollar Murray: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/02/13/million-dollar... The conclusions to this certainly made sense to me. Were they debunked or forgotten?

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• meroes · Jun 16, 2021 · Mentions

  Personal anecdote about a book of his: I had a lunch interview and the CEO winced when I quoted What the Dog Saw, and corrected me using their actual experience running a large corporation. I think about not having to get along with coworkers, and the CEO said that was nonsense. *No I didn't say I don't get along.…

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