Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA parable written for the age of technological disruption . . .
brilliantly told -- James McConnachie * Sunday Times *
Remarkable . . .
a work of art . . . one puts this book down shaking one's head at the folly and human cost of it all -- Paul Kennedy * Wall Street Journal *
Gripping . . . in Gladwell's deft hands, the Air Force generals of World War II come back to life as the stirring 20th-century equivalent of Adm. Horatio Nelson and his band of audacious captains from the age of fighting sail . . .
Gladwell is a wonderful storyteller -- Thomas E. Ricks * The New York Times *
Impassioned . . . engagingly written -- Saul David * Telegraph *
Riveting . . .
The Bomber Mafia looks at one of the greatest moral challenges of the Second World War -- Michael Lewis * author of The Fifth Risk *
Told with the
muscular, driving narrative and
fizzingly charismatic (real-life) characters of a movie -- Ed Grenby * Radio Times *
A
thought-provoking, accessible account of how people respond to difficult choices in difficult times . . . Gladwell's easy conversational style works well . . . his portraits of individuals are
compelling -- Diana Preston * Washington Post *
Unexpected empathy . . .
fabulistic energy * Esquire *
Lively, engaging . . . a
fascinating story -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times *
Important and characteristically readable . . . Gladwell is possibly the most confident storyteller in non-fiction. He always knows exactly where he is going, and he takes you with him in pleasure and comfort. -- Simon Kuper * New Statesman *
Gladwell's
eloquence and
flair for lateral thinking make for a
compelling read -- Simon Griffith * Mail on Sunday *
