I usually listen to Malcolm Gladwell’s books in audiobook format. He’s a talented storyteller who narrates the audiobooks himself. But with his new compendium of articles, What the Dog Saw, I find myself reading. That’s because the articles are all online and I’ve already read most of them. If you haven’t read them, here’s your chance to catch up.

PART ONE: Minor Genius

1. The Pitchman (Sales Pitches)

2. The Ketchup Conundrum (Ketchup)

3. Blowing Up (Investment Risk)

4. True Colors (Hair Dye)

5. John Rock’s Error (Women’s Health)

6. What the Dog Saw (Dog Training)

PART TWO: “Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses”

7. Open Secrets (Too Much Info)

8. Million-Dollar Murray (Homelessness)

9. The Picture Problem (Looking)

10. Something Borrowed (Plagiarism)

11. Connecting the Dots (Intelligence Reform)

12. The Art of Failure (Choking/Panic)

13. Blowup (Blaming)

PART THREE: “Personality, Character, and Intelligence”

14. Late Bloomers (Genius/Precocity)

15. Most Likely to Succeed (Hiring)

16. Dangerous Minds (Criminal Profiling)

17. The Talent Myth (Smart People)

18. The New-Boy Network (Job Interviews)

19. Trouble Makers (Pit Bulls/Crime)

Update (22.11.09): The Battle of the Canadian Public-Intellectuals with Big Hair

Review: Steven Pinker’s Forearm Smash

Rebuttal 1: Gladwell’s Backhand Chop

Rebuttal 2: Gladwell’s Drop Kick (Update: Pinker’s Elbow Drop)

Rebuttal 3: Gladwell’s Overhead Kick