Outliers

• Author: Gladwell, Malcolm

About Book

• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Published date: 2008
• Pages: 448
• ISBN: 9781846141218
• GoodReads Rating: 4.2

Condition & Size

• Size: Format C (Large Format)
• Book Type: Hardcover
• Condition: Excellent

Summary

Learn what sets high achievers apart -- from Bill Gates to the Beatles -- in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).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.