Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

OVERVIEW

 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.

PRODUCT INFO

• Publisher : Back Bay Books; 1st edition (June 1, 2011)
• Language : English
• Paperback : 336 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0316017930
• ISBN-13 : 978-0316017930
• Item Weight : 10.6 ounces
• Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches