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Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell.

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Author/Creator:
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
Language:
English
Imprint:
1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
Format:
  • Book
  • ix, 309 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
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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ISBN:
9780316017923
0316017922
9780316036696
0316036692
9780316024976
031602497X

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