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Outliers: The Story of Success
Contributor(s): Gladwell, Malcolm (Author)

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ISBN: 0316017922     ISBN-13: 9780316017923
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2008
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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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