Much much than what I expected

Amazing way of telling the story and really good research. More books should be written like this.

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Not impressed

I read some of Malcolms older books. I liked all of them which is the reason why I bought this one. However in my opinion this is not his best work.

Malcolm gives anecdotes to prove his point. One is regarding the UK and WW2. I am not an expert in WW2 history and maybe I got it wrong. However I do not belive that the "appeasement" was the product of politicians meeting Hitler (to put it drasticly).

There are some more anecdotes like this which seem a bit off (in my opinion).

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the standard all audio books should live up to

very captivating. informative and resourceful. narrated wonderfully. outstanding quality. highly recommend it. Gladwell's work is brilliant, as always .

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Author's big ambition not met

This was the fifth book of Malcolm Gladwell that I have listened to, and I have to say I am underwhelmed. Gladwell outlines in the beginning what he aims to deliver with this book, and I felt intrigued. But the more I listened, the more confused I became as I couldn't see how each case study or anecdote was relevant to the main topic of the book. It just has too little substance and too much of storytelling. If summarized and shortened to the policing issue which seems to lie in the core of this book, it could have been a powerful article for newspapers or blogs. But in the length of an entire book, those annecdotes with too much details seem far-fetched, and digressing from the book's main topic "Talking to strangers". One more thing that irritated me was the sound quality. Although I like the idea of using the original recordings of interviews or soundbites, the sound quality was not great sometimes which makes it harder to follow for non-native English speakers.

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Many nice stories about strangers, but no specific

I liked the performance with actors voices and tapes. But it didn't give me an idea how to talk with strangers.

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An enhanced audiobook

Gladwell is eloquent and insightful, as always, but what makes this audiobook different from its predecessors is how it was produced. It includes interviews with experts, excerpts from other books read by the original author, and music at the closing of chapters. Altogether, this makes it an enhanced experience that feels like a middle ground between a book and a podcast.

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MUST READ wenn es um Menschenverständnis geht

Es gibt Bücher von denen gesagt wird, sie einmal gelesen zu haben. Goethes Faust bspw.

Da würde ich dieses Buch hier dazu zählen. Es vermittelt essentielles Wissen was es eigentlich heißt mit anderen Menschen zu leben und auszukommen. Viel mehr als jeder Ratgeber bzgl Körpersprache.
Geht man nach "Talking to strangers", ist das meiste was wir beim Aufwachsen und im täglichen Leben gelernt haben falsch, sogar schädlich.

Egal ob jemand besser mit anderen Menschen können möchte, sich weiterbilden möchte oder bspw ein Buch schreibt, ich kann das Buch uneingeschränkt empfehlen.

Ein kleines Manko beim Hörbuch gibt es allerdings. Teilweise kommen originale Interviews vor. Eine schlechte Audioqualität bei diesen Aufnahmen gepaart mit US-Dialekt und "schlampige" Aussprache macht einzelne Stellen leider nicht schön. Allerdings fasst der Autor das Gesagte oft auch noch Mal reflektierend zusammen. Tut dem Gesamtwerk somit keinen großen Schaden.

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There could have been a better title

The book could have been titled something like „False assumptions“ or „Defaulting the truth“. I was listening to an amount of examples of human interactions that were examined in detail. People make assumptions and that (mis)lead their actions. Therefor - this is what I understood from the book - the overall explanation lies often in defaulting the truth. So what do you learn? This is up to you. Maybe don’t trust easily strangers or maybe always considering that your assumptions aren’t true.

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Das Konzept von Coupling

Sehr interessant und aufschlussreich.
Der Zusammenhang von Ort auf Verhaltenmuster wird erklärt und noch mehr. Die Beispiele sind leider durchgehend düster und im Bereich der Kriminalität angesiedelt

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Great listen although full of unexpected turs

It was great listening to Talking to strangers and it seems the author really knew how to narrate his own story. The frequent live or reenacted audio snippets are a nice addition and make for some variety.

Four starts instead of five because the book really feels more like a collection of separate chapters that do have a common theme but don't quite feel cohesive. The book goes from one story or case study to another, using each to explain a "thesis" or a psychological concept but, while you could draw a connection to "Talking to strangers" in a very broad sense, it doesn't feel like that was the underlying basis from while the stories emerged.

Verdict: if you're okay with getting a book that will teach several psychological concepts in an entertaining and more or less practical way, you're in for a treat. If you were looking for a guide on what exactly is wrong with the way we collectively talk to strangers and suggestions how to fix that, you're still in for a treat but it comes with a bit of head scratching.

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