The Tipping Point

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The Tipping Point is a bestselling non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how small, seemingly minor actions or events can trigger large-scale social change and trends.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
author Malcolm Gladwell
bestsellerStatus New York Times bestseller
countryOfOrigin Canada
explores contagious behavior
how small changes can produce big effects
social networks
spread of ideas and trends
genre non-fiction
popular science
sociology
hasConcept connectors
mavens
salesmen
the law of the few
the power of context
the stickiness factor
tipping point
hasSequelOrRelatedWork Blink
The Tipping Point self-linksurface differs
surface form: Outliers
influencedField business strategy
marketing theory
public health communication
social network analysis
ISBN 9780316346627
language English
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
notableCaseStudy Baltimore syphilis epidemic
Blue’s Clues
Hush Puppies shoe revival
New York City crime decline
Sesame Street
notableFor popularizing the term "tipping point" in social contexts
originalPublicationYear 2000
pages approximately 280
publicationDate 2000
publisher Little, Brown and Company
setting primarily United States
structure divided into three main parts
subject behavioral science
epidemiology of ideas
marketing
social change
social epidemics
targetAudience general readership
writingStyle narrative non-fiction

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Phrenology followedBy The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point titleInspiredBy The Tipping Point
this entity surface form: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Tipping Point hasSequelOrRelatedWork The Tipping Point self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell familyName The Tipping Point
this entity surface form: Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell notableWork The Tipping Point
Somebody's Gotta Do It partOf The Tipping Point
Phrenology (album) by The Roots followedBy The Tipping Point
subject surface form: Phrenology
Game Theory (album) by The Roots follows The Tipping Point
subject surface form: Game Theory
the power of context describedIn The Tipping Point
subject surface form: The Power of Context
the power of context partOf The Tipping Point
subject surface form: The Power of Context
Joyce Gladwell familyName The Tipping Point
this entity surface form: Gladwell