Convicted Terrorist Sentenced to Read Malcolm Gladwell Book


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Malcolm Gladwell is a public intellectual famous for his broad-scope psychological and sociological books, such as The Tipping Point, Outliers, and Blink. His most recent book is entitled David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. It's a study of how disadvantages can make people stronger. A US federal court recently sentenced Rebecca Rubin, a convicted terrorist, to read it as part of her punishment.

Between 1997 and 2001, she committed several acts of arson on behalf of environmental causes. US District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Rubin to 5 years in prison, so she'll have plenty of time to get through the book.  Judge Aiken hopes that by reading the Gladwell book, "Rubin could learn non-violent means to protesting systems she perceives as unjust."

What books do you think would serve as effective criminal punishments?

-via Jessica Reed


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could share your point...
I would suggest Joyce "Ulysses" or "Finnegans Wake"...
However the selection depends on your intentions to punish or to improve...
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