My choice for my non-fiction novel is Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell may be best known for his book Outliers, but I have not read that book or any other books by him. According to many sources, he is a fantastic author with fantastic research and his books are extremely interesting to read. I have only read one other novel truly in this category of literature. That book was The Sports Gene by David Epstein. That novel is expands upon the 10,000 hours rule that Gladwell explains in Outliers but focuses only on sports aspects. It was a very cool book to read and I learned a ton of new information. I expect great things from Blink. A couple of friends told me to read it and they said it was amazing. The subtitle of the book is "The Power of Thinking Without Thinking". I assume that this book is about snap judgments and what goes on subconsciously in the human brain. With a bit of quick research, I am in fact correct. I think I will learn a ton of new information about the human brain, as well as have an enjoyable time reading it. I am very excited to finally read the book that I have been told is so fascinating.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
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My choice for my non-fiction novel is Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell may be best known for his book Outliers, but I have not read that book or any other books by him. According to many sources, he is a fantastic author with fantastic research and his books are extremely interesting to read. I have only read one other novel truly in this category of literature. That book was The Sports Gene by David Epstein. That novel is expands upon the 10,000 hours rule that Gladwell explains in Outliers but focuses only on sports aspects. It was a very cool book to read and I learned a ton of new information. I expect great things from Blink. A couple of friends told me to read it and they said it was amazing. The subtitle of the book is "The Power of Thinking Without Thinking". I assume that this book is about snap judgments and what goes on subconsciously in the human brain. With a bit of quick research, I am in fact correct. I think I will learn a ton of new information about the human brain, as well as have an enjoyable time reading it. I am very excited to finally read the book that I have been told is so fascinating.
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I will probably be choosing blink for my non-fiction book too. I read Outleirs over the summer and greatly enjoyed it. I had also briefly delved in the book The Tipping Point, another book written by Gladwell which analyzed trends. I have never heard of The Sports Gene, but it sounds very interesting. I have heard from friends about this book and they have told that it is a great book, so I hope you enjoy it
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