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Bill Simmons plugs his book

Bill Simmons plugs his book

by Zac on Nov 02, 2009 in Writers

I’ve written before about how I admire the written stylings of Bill Simmons and Malcom Gladwell.  In that post, I wondered what the difference was between a good writer and a good speaker. Last week, I put up a video of Malcolm Gladwell speaking at TED.  Much like his books portray him, he is articulate, [...]

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Malcolm Gladwell’s TED talk

Malcolm Gladwell’s TED talk

by Zac on Oct 30, 2009 in Culture, Writers

Malcolm Gladwell is my favorite writer and one of the brightest thinkers I have come across.  He was invited to give a talk at TED.com, which is a website sprung from an organization dedicated to discussing “ideas worth spreading” in the fields of Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED).  The video below is from his talk [...]

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Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell….together!

Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell….together!

by Zac on May 19, 2009 in Writers

My two favorite writers happen to be friends.  They became friends after learning that they were both enamored with each other’s writing skills.  I am trying to carve out my own writing style, and I look to them to model parts of my writing after.  I was thrilled to see that they decided to share [...]

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