I read Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell and reviewed it as part of my ongoing series.

Quick review: I’ll happily admit to enjoying Malcolm Gladwell’s work. For all the criticism about how his work isn’t peer-reviewed, how he misuses other people’s data and often misinterprets complex concepts, the man is definitely entertaining. Unlike his previous books, however, in Talking to Strangers Gladwell doesn’t really have a broad thesis he tries to prove with examples. Instead, he talks about one overarching theme: why aren’t we good at understanding people?