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Tipping Point

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There are two books entitled "Tipping Point". This book by Fred Marchant is a book of poetry which won the 1993 Word Works Washington Prize.

The "Tipping Point" (How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference) by Malcolm Gladwell is a different book which discusses how little changes can have big effects; when small numbers of people start behaving differently, that behavior can ripple outward until a critical mass or "tipping point" is reached (explaining the successful reversal of crime patterns in New York City).

Reviews, however, often confuse the two books (my rating of this book reflects the fact that a confused reviewer led me to the wrong book and is no reflection on the Fred Marchant's poetry; Amazon does not allow an "--" rating).

PLEASE NOTE: This is a book of poetry!

Marchant's spare, quiet verse conveys a wealth of emotion and candor. It is easy to see why this collection was the winner of the Washington Prize.

I wonder how the reviewer below could've accidentally bought this title when it is obviously by a different person than the book he was looking for, and the Publisher's Weekly description clearly notes this is a book of poetry.

Oh Amazon visitors, please trust the book information provided by the actual publisher of the book and not some Joe-public reviewer who can't even get the right ISBN number for the book he's reviewing!

The tipping point brings to light the way great things work. It encourages me to be persistent and perhaps one day I will reach my own tipping point.