What the Dog Saw

What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures is the fourth

book released by author Malcolm Gladwell, on October 20, What the Dog Saw: And
2009. The book is a compilation of the journalist's articles Other Adventures
published in The New Yorker.[1]

Contents
Background
Synopsis
Reception
References
External links

Background
Gladwell initially covered business and science in The
Washington Post before joining the staff at The New Yorker in
Paperback edition
1997.[2] Each of the articles first appeared in The New Yorker
and was handpicked by Gladwell. The stories share a common Author Malcolm Gladwell
theme, namely that Gladwell tries to show us the world Country United States
through the eyes of others, even if that other happens to be a
Language English
dog, hence the title.[1]
Genre Non-fiction

Synopsis Publisher Little, Brown and

Company
What the Dog Saw is a compilation of 19 articles by Malcolm Publication October 20, 2009
Gladwell that were originally published in The New Yorker date
which are categorized into three parts. The first part, Media type Hardback, e-book,
Obsessives, Pioneers, and other varieties of Minor Genius, audiobook
describes people who are very good at what they do, but are
Pages 432 pp.
not necessarily well-known. Part two, Theories, Predictions,
and Diagnoses, describes the problems of prediction. This ISBN 978-0316075848
section covers problems such as intelligence failure, and the Preceded by Outliers, 2008
fall of Enron. The third section, Personality, Character, and
Intelligence, discusses a wide variety of psychological and Followed by David and Goliath,
sociological topics ranging from the difference between early 2013
and late bloomers[3] to criminal profiling.[4]

Reception
What the Dog Saw was met with mainly positive reviews. It received profiles in many high-profile
publications, including the New York Times, The Guardian, Time Magazine, The Los Angeles
Times and The Independent.[1][5][6][7][8] In particular, Gladwell was praised for his writing and
storytelling, and reviewers looked upon the essay format positively, with The Guardian stating
"one virtue of What the Dog Saw is that the pieces are perfectly crafted: they achieve their purpose
more effectively when they aren't stretched out."[5] What The Dog Saw was criticized for its use of
statistics and its lack of technical grounding.[1]

What the Dog Saw debuted at #3 on the New York Times Bestseller List.[9] It spent three weeks in
the top 3 and a total of 16 weeks on the chart, appearing concurrently with Gladwell's previous
book Outliers.[10][11] It was also an Amazon Top 25 seller for the month of November.[12] What the
Dog Saw was named to Bloomberg's top 50 business books of 2009.[13]

References
1. Pinker, Steven (2009-11-07). "Book Review - 'What the Dog Saw - And Other Adventures,' by
Malcolm Gladwell" (https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/books/review/Pinker-t.html?pagewant
ed=all). New York Times.
2. Millar, Anna. What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures - Malcolm Gladwell Interview (http://ww
w.list.co.uk/article/25279-what-the-dog-saw-and-other-adventures-malcolm-gladwell-interview/)
The List. April 29, 2010.
3. Malcolm Gladwell (October 20, 2008). "Late Bloomers. Why do we equate genius with
precocity?" (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/20/late-bloomers-2?intcid=mod-mos
t-popular). The New Yorker. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
4. Maslin, Janet (2009-10-19). "Changing the Subject, Maintaining the Tone" (https://www.nytimes
.com/2009/10/20/books/20gladwell.html?_r=1). New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
5. Sample, Ian Gladwell's great strength is his ability to make his readers think (https://www.thegu
ardian.com/books/2009/oct/17/what-the-dog-saw-gladwell-review) The Guardian. October 17,
2009.
6. Altman, Alex Q&A: Author Malcolm Gladwell (http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,193
1100,00.html) Time Magazine. October 20, 2009.
7. The New Yorker writer's sense of curiosity burns bright in this collection of essays (http://article
s.latimes.com/2009/nov/22/entertainment/la-ca-malcolm-gladwell22-2009nov22) Los Angeles
Times. November 22, 2009.
8. A 'New Yorker' stalwart incounterintuitive mood (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainm
ent/books/reviews/what-the-dog-saw-by-malcolm-gladwell-1811027.html) The Independent.
November 1, 2009.
9. New York Times Bestseller List (http://www.hawes.com/2009/2009-11-08.pdf) 11-08-2009
10. New York Times Bestseller List (http://www.hawes.com/2010/2010-01-17.pdf) 01-07-2010
11. New York Times Bestseller List (http://www.hawes.com/2010/2010-02-21.pdf) 11-08-2009
12. Bestsellers in Books for November 2009 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2009-11/boo
ks/ref=zg_bs_cal) Amazon.com.
13. Pressley, James Top 50 Business Books, Animal Spirits to What the Dog Saw (https://www.blo
omberg.com/news/2010-05-27/top-50-business-books-animal-spirits-to-what-the-dog-saw-.htm
l) Bloomberg. Jun 17, 2010.
External links
All of the articles in What the Dog Saw can be read for free on Gladwell's website (http://www.gla
dwell.com/archive.html).

Part 1: Obsessives, Pioneers, and other varieties of Minor Genius

The Pitchman - Ron Popeil and the Conquest of the American Kitchen (https://web.archive.org/
web/20130121133440/http://gladwell.com/2000/2000_10_30_a_pitchman.htm)
The Ketchup Conundrum - Mustard Now Comes in Dozens of Varieties. Why Has Ketchup
Stayed the Same? (https://web.archive.org/web/20130423002217/http://www.gladwell.com/200
4/2004_09_06_a_ketchup.html)
Blowing Up - How Nassim Taleb Turned the Inevitability of Disaster into an Investment
Strategy (https://web.archive.org/web/20130424203058/http://gladwell.com/2002/2002_04_29
_a_blowingup.htm)
True Colors- Hair Dye and the Hidden History of Post War America (https://web.archive.org/we
b/20130425002556/http://gladwell.com/1999/1999_03_22_a_colors.html)
John Rock's Error- What the Inventor of the Birth Control Pill Didn't Know About Women's
Health (https://web.archive.org/web/20130219103742/http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_03_
10_a_rock.htm)
What the Dog Saw- Cesar Millan and the Movements of Mastery (https://web.archive.org/web/
 20130120231428/http://www.gladwell.com/2006/2006_05_22_a_dog.html)

Part 2: Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses

Open Secrets- Enron, Intelligence, and the Perils of Too Much Information (https://web.archive.
org/web/20130424211259/http://gladwell.com/2007/2007_01_08_a_secrets.html)
Million-Dollar Murray - Why Problems like Homelessness May Be Easier to Solve Than to
Manage (https://web.archive.org/web/20130526063343/http://www.gladwell.com/2006/2006_0
2_13_a_murray.html)
The Picture Problem- Mammography, Air Power, and the Limits of Looking (https://web.archive
.org/web/20120614144946/http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_12_13_a_picture.html)
Something Borrowed- Should a Charge of Plagiarism Ruin Your Life? (https://web.archive.org/
web/20130114152902/http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_11_25_a_borrowed.html)
Connecting the Dots- The Paradoxes of Intelligence Reform (https://web.archive.org/web/2012
0815054145/http://www.gladwell.com/2003/2003_03_10_a_dots.html)
The Art of Failure- Why Some People Choke and Others Panic (https://web.archive.org/web/20
121101190413/http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_08_21_a_choking.htm)
Blowup - Who Can Be Blamed for a Disaster like the Challenger Explosion? No One, and We'd
Better Get Used to It (https://web.archive.org/web/20120505045631/http://gladwell.com/1996/1
996_01_22_a_blowup.htm)

Part 3: Personality, Character, and Intelligence

Late Bloomers- Why Do We Equate Genius with Precocity (https://web.archive.org/web/20120

818140641/http://www.gladwell.com/2008/2008_10_20_a_latebloomers.html)
Most Likely to Succeed - How Do We Hire When We Can't Tell Who's Right for the Job? (https:
//web.archive.org/web/20130216082019/http://www.gladwell.com/2008/2008_12_15_a_teache
r.html)
Dangerous Minds - Criminal Profiling Made Easy (https://web.archive.org/web/2012081515130
5/http://www.gladwell.com/2007/2007_11_12_a_profile.html)
The Talent Myth - Are Smart People Overrated? (https://web.archive.org/web/20130120183435
/http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_07_22_a_talent.htm)
The New-Boy Network - What Do Job Interviews Really Tell Us? (https://web.archive.org/web/2
0120728154839/http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_05_29_a_interview.htm)
Troublemakers - What Pit Bulls Can Teach Us About Crime (https://web.archive.org/web/20120
728155025/http://www.gladwell.com/2006/2006_02_06_a_pitbull.html)

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