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What could have been the "tipping point" in the book becoming a national bestseller considering that similar books like 'Freakonomics' and its sequel were already a huge success ?

Jonatan Bornarve How about the fact that The Tipping Point was written five years before Freakonomics?

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I am trying to remember what book I read discussed the benefits of a company not growing over 150 people. The example given was of a company in the midwest, if my memory serves me correctly, that would only have 150 parking places for a building. As the company grew beyond that they broke off a unit and moved them to another location not too far away. Does anyone recall if this is the book or another?

Kevin Masi The company is W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., you can find various writings on the subject of 150 max size communities.

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But must I wait until I read this book (June, likely) to find out what were the two things that lead to the cleaning up of the Mew York City subway system? Someone, Henry? Tell me!!

Henry Davis IV Oddly enough cracking down on toll jumpers (people who jump over or otherwise do not swipe their card or insert their ticket to enter the metro througâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðOddly enough cracking down on toll jumpers (people who jump over or otherwise do not swipe their card or insert their ticket to enter the metro through the turnstiles) and I think the other tactic was graffiti removal but that may have just been for the city over-all. I need to skim that chapter later. ðŸ¤” (less)

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Was this the one I fell asleep while reading?