TY - BOOK AU - Gladwell,Malcolm TI - The tipping point : : how little things can make a big difference / SN - 9780316679077 AV - HM1033 .G53 2000 U1 - 302 PY - 2000/// CY - New York : PB - Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, KW - Social change KW - Social psychology KW - Contagion (Social psychology) KW - Causation KW - Context effects (Psychology) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- The three rules of epidemics -- The law of the few: connectors, mavens, and salesmen -- The stickiness factor: sesame street, blue's clues, and the educational virus -- The power of context (part one): Bernie Goetz and the rise and fall of New York City crime -- The power of context (part two): the magic number one hundred and fifty -- Case study: rumors, sneakers, and the power of translation -- Case study: suicide, smoking, and the search for unsticky cigarette -- Conclusion: focus, test, and believe ER -