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Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Back Bay Books, 2011Copyright date: �2011Edition: First Back Bay paperback editionDescription: xv, 309, 10, 12 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780316017930
  • 0316017930
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302 GLA 22
LOC classification:
  • BF637.S8 G533 2011
NLM classification:
  • BF 637.S8
Contents:
Introduction: Roseto mystery -- Part 1: Opportunity: -- Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- 10,000 hour rule -- Trouble with geniuses, part 1 -- Trouble with geniuses, part 2 -- Three lessons of Joe Flom -- Part 2: Legacy: -- Harlan, Kentucky -- Ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain -- Jamaican story -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Reading group guide -- Excerpt from David and Goliath.
Summary: Overview: 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.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Explore what sets high achievers apart --f rom Bill Gates to the Beatles -- in this seminal work from "a singular talent" ( New York Times Book Review ) Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Blink and The Bomber Mafia and host of the podcast Revisionist History



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.

Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, 2008.

Includes discussion questions.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.

Introduction: Roseto mystery -- Part 1: Opportunity: -- Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- 10,000 hour rule -- Trouble with geniuses, part 1 -- Trouble with geniuses, part 2 -- Three lessons of Joe Flom -- Part 2: Legacy: -- Harlan, Kentucky -- Ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain -- Jamaican story -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Reading group guide -- Excerpt from David and Goliath.

Overview: 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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • The Roseto Mystery "These people were dying of old age. That's it." (p. 3)
  • Part 1 Opportunity
  • 1 The Matthew Effect "For unto everyone that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath." - Matthew 25:29 (p. 15)
  • 2 The 10,000-Hour Rule "In Hamburg, we had to play for eight hours." (p. 35)
  • 3 The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1 "Knowledge of a boy's IQ is of little help if you are faced with a formful of clever boys." (p. 69)
  • 4 The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2 "After protracted negotiations, it was agreed that Robert would be put on probation," (p. 91)
  • 5 The Three Lessons of Joe Flom "Mary got a quarter." (p. 116)
  • Part 2 Legacy
  • 6 Harlan, Kentucky "Die like a man, like your brother did!" (p. 161)
  • 7 The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes "Captain, the weather radar has helped us a lot." (p. 177)
  • 8 Rice Paddies and Math Tests "No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich." (p. 224)
  • 9 Marita's Bargain "All my friends now are from KIPP." (p. 250)
  • Epilogue
  • A Jamaican Story "If a progeny of young colored children is brought forth, these are emancipated." (p. 270)
  • Notes (p. 287)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 297)
  • Index (p. 301)
  • Reading Group Guide (p. 311)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

In 2005, Time named Malcolm Gladwell one of its 100 most influential people. He is the author of three books, each of which reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list. They are: The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers. His fourth book, What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures was published in 2009.

He is a is a British-born Canadian journalist and author. Gladwell was a reporter for the Washington Post from 1987 to 1996, working first as a science writer and then as New York City bureau chief. Since 1996, he has been a staff writer for The New Yorker. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Toronto's Trinity College in 1984.

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