Outliers: The Story of Success (Google eBook)

Malcolm Gladwell

Hachette Digital, Inc., Nov 18, 2008 - Psychology - 309 pages

There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people, a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. Gladwell argues that the true story of success is very different, and that if we want to understand how some people thrive, we should spend more time looking around them-at such things as their family, their birthplace, or even their birth date. And in revealing that hidden logic, Gladwell presents a fascinating and provocative blueprint for making the most of human potential.

In The Tipping Point Gladwell changed the way we understand the world. In Blink he changed the way we think about thinking. In OUTLIERS he transforms the way we understand success.

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Review: Outliers: The Story of Success

User Review  - Gage - Goodreads

Awesome & highly recommended read. Malcolm proselytizes you to think above & beyond while examining why Asians excel at math, or what made Bill Gates a successful man, and a ton of other really cool ...

Review: Outliers: The Story of Success

User Review  - Sheila - Goodreads

This book was fascinating and disturbing all at the same time. I grappled with each chapter because as an educator I like to believe that perseverance and personal motivation can allow one to beat the ...

About the author

Malcolm Gladwell, non-fiction writer and journalist, was born in England on Sept 3, 1963. He was raised in rural Ontario and graduated from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, with a degree in History. Gladwell was previously a business and science reporter for the Washington Post and is currently a staff writer with the New Yorker magazine. He is well-known for his three New York Times bestselling books: Blink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers. His writing is often a product of sociology and psychology with implications for the social sciences and business. Gladwell became a successful public speaker after writing his best-selling books.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Outliers: The Story of Success
• Author: Malcolm Gladwell
• Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc., 2008
• ISBN: 0316040347, 9780316040341
• Length: 309 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / General; Psychology / Social Psychology