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by Malcolm Gladwell

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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 ... more

     

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      About the Book

      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.


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      • Media: Hardcover Book, 309 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: Little Brown and Company (Nov. 30th, 2008)
      • ISBN-10: 0316017922
      • ISBN-13: 9780316017923
      • Dimensions: 5.58 x 8.16 x 1.08 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 0.91 lbs
      • Categories: Social Psychology

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