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Born	September 3, 1963 (age 63) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Order of Canada (2011)
Notable Works	“Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” • “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants” • “Outliers: The Story of Success” • “Revenge of the Tipping Point” • “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know” • “The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War” • “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” • “What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures”