I listened to Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers" recently. It's made it onto several best seller lists and received good reviews generally. It falls disasterously short. The Good Gladwell says that the audiobook is like a "well polished podcast." He's right, he narrates it well and the music choice is good. Where possible, he includes actual audio from interviewees and other quotes. This does make the audio book more engaging and entertaining. The core of Gladwell's thesis is that stra...
