Outliers: The Story of Success Contributor(s): Gladwell, Malcolm (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316017922 ISBN-13: 9780316017923 Publisher: Little Brown and Company
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2008 Annotation: In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band. Brilliant and entertaining, OUTLIERS is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Business & Economics | Personal Success - Business & Economics | Decision Making & Problem Solving |
Dewey: 302 |
LCCN: 2008032824 |
Lexile Measure: 1080(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.58" W x 8.16" L (0.91 lbs) 320 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/15/2008 pg. 46 Time 09/08/2008 pg. 67 Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2008 pg. 927 Publishers Weekly 09/22/2008 pg. 48 Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 86 Entertainment Weekly 11/21/2008 pg. 120 Time 11/24/2008 pg. 48 People Weekly 11/24/2008 pg. 54 Booklist 11/15/2008 pg. 8 Newsweek 11/24/2008 pg. 65 New York Times Book Review 11/30/2008 pg. 9 Entertainment Weekly 01/30/2009 pg. 101 Scientific American 04/01/2009 pg. 36 New York Review of Books 05/28/0009 pg. 8 People Weekly 09/20/2010 pg. 63 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 164990 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
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Publisher Description: From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, learn what sets high achievers apart--from Bill Gates to the Beatles--in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review). In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band. Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate. |
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