Psychology
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
2019·388 pages
Examines why encounters with strangers frequently result in misjudgment, conflict, and tragedy through case studies and psychology.
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Examines why encounters with strangers frequently result in misjudgment, conflict, and tragedy through case studies and psychology.
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A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2019 Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers , offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't tr...
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Sexual content
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Discusses campus sexual assaults and related cases without graphic depictions.
Violence & gore
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Mentions contentious arrest and physical confrontations without graphic detail.
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No profanity depicted.
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explores prejudice, trust, and systemic social misunderstandings.
Self-harm / suicide
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Discusses suicides of Sandra Bland and Sylvia Plath.
Abuse & suffering
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Covers sexual assault, child abuse mentions, bigotry, and systemic injustice.
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