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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference  'The Tipping Point,'' by Malcolm Gladwell, is a lively, timely and engaging study of fads. ... An interesting book about how fads, social movements, and learning occur. ... examines the various factors involved in any trend reaching a tipping point, ..... He calls these Tipping Points, a moment of critical mass, the threshold, or a...
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The Tipping Point - Wikipedia  The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference is the debut book by Malcolm Gladwell, first published by Little Brown in 2000. Gladwell defines a tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the ... Author, Malcolm Gladwell ... According to Gladwell, economists call this the "80/20 Principle, which is the idea...
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