A parable written for the age of technological disruption . . . brilliantly told -- James McConnachie ? Sunday TimesRemarkable . . . 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 JournalGripping . . . 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 TimesImpassioned . . . engagingly written -- Saul David ? TelegraphRiveting . . .The Bomber Mafia looks at one of the greatest moral challenges of the Second World War -- Michael Lewis ? author of The Fifth RiskTold with the muscular, driving narrative and fizzingly charismatic (real-life) characters of a movie -- Ed Grenby ? Radio TimesA 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 PostUnexpected empathy . . . fabulistic energy ? EsquireLively, engaging . . . a fascinating story -- Gerard DeGroot ? The TimesImportant 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 StatesmanGladwell's eloquence and flair for lateral thinking make for a compelling read -- Simon Griffith ? Mail on Sunday Malcolm Gladwell is the author of six international bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath and most recently, Talking to Strangers. He is the host of the podcast Revisionist History, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and co-founder of the audio company Pushkin Industries. He graduated from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, with a degree in history. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He lives in New York.