"If a book is a business, avoidance makes sense. As a member of Taylor Swift’s entourage put it to her, why halve your audience? The topics Gladwell avoids are also unpopular with companies that book speakers." GET HIS ASS

"...self-help without the practical advice, storytelling without the literariness, nonfiction without the vital truths, entertainment without the pleasure, a thriller without actual revelation and a business book without the actionable insights." FAITH I'M SCREAMING

Bless you

*bats eyelashes* is there any chance you'd be willing to share a gift link? Signed, someone who hates giving the NYT money but also loves to hate Malcolm Gladwell and is in the mood to read a good hatchet job

re: previous repost: now is a very good time to make sure you are up on how to safely operate a fossil fuel powered generator we have had some godawful unnecessary carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in my area during large power outages

IIRC the study was done around 15 years later and found that people who had gone through Katrina, *including evacuees*, experienced higher rates of mortality from cardiovascular disease. Researchers theorized it was because of the massive stress.

One of those things I read several years ago and wish I'd bookmarked was a study detailing the both the stages of mortality associated with Hurricane Katrina and the astonishingly long tail associated with it.

Regardless you have multiple stages of death associated with any natural disaster, currently people who were hit by Helene are in stage 2: people with chronic medical conditions who can no longer manage them begin to die. People die from contaminated water. From accidents with power tools.

If you got hit by Helene & you have home insurance, call them (when you can) & ask for this payment. You could also try calling on behalf of someone you love who's too shaken up to call, but you'll need the policy number

EXACTLY