At The Week magazine he came up with a list of six favorite books about plane crashes, including:
Outliers by Malcom GladwellRead about the other books on the list.
Most of Outliers is about why some people are preternaturally successful. My favorite chapter, however, is "The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes." The black box transcripts are riveting, as are Gladwell's insights into how the catastrophes that he details could have been avoided.
Check out Malcolm Gladwell's six best books.
--Marshal Zeringue