{"product_id":"outliers-the-story-of-success","title":"Outliers: The Story of Success","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn this landmark work, the author of \"Blink\" and \"The Tipping Point\" asks what makes high-achievers different? Brilliant and entertaining, \"Outliers\" is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction -- The Roseto Mystery These people were dying of old age. That's it. -- 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 -- 2. The 10,000-Hour Rule In Hamburg, we had to play for eight hours. -- 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. -- 4. The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2 After protracted negotiations, it was agreed that Robert would be put on probation, -- 5. The Three Lessons of Joe Flom Mary got a quarter. -- Part 2. Legacy -- 6. Harlan, Kentucky Die like a man, like your brother did! -- 7. The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes Captain, the weather radar has helped us a lot. -- 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. -- 9. Marita's Bargain All my friends now are from KIPP. -- Epilogue -- A Jamaican Story If a progeny of young colored children is brought forth, these are emancipated. -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Reading Group Guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIdentifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCopyright date 2008.;Readers' pick guide inside--Cover.;Includes bibliographical references and index.;Identifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In the vast world of nonfiction writing, Malcolm Gladwell is as close to a singular talent as exists today... \n\u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e is a pleasure to read and leaves you mulling over its inventive theories for days afterward.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eDavid Leonhardt\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The explosively entertaining \n\u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e might be Gladwell's best and most useful work yet...There are both brilliant yarns and life lessons here: \n\u003ci\u003eOutliers \u003c\/i\u003eis riveting science, self-help, and entertainment, all in one book.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eGregory Kirschling\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"No other book I read this year combines such a distinctive prose style with truly thought-provoking content. Gladwell writes with a high degree of dazzle but at the same time remains as clear and direct as even Strunk or White could hope for.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtlanta Journal Constitution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMalcolm Gladwell is the author of five \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \n\u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBlink, Outliers, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw, \u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company that produces the podcasts \n\u003ci\u003eRevisionist History\u003c\/i\u003e, which reconsiders things both overlooked and misunderstood, and \n\u003ci\u003eBroken Record, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam interview musicians across a wide range of genres. Gladwell has been included in the \n\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Most Influential People list and touted as one of \n\u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e's \n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTop Global Thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExplore what sets high achievers apart\u003c\/b\u003e--f \n\u003cb\u003erom Bill Gates to the Beatles\u003c\/b\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003ein this seminal work from \"a singular talent\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia \u003c\/i\u003eand host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eRevisionist History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brilliant and entertaining, \n\u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/24\/2011 pg. 24 (EAN 9780316017930, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/18\/2013 pg. 53 (EAN 9780316017930, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 927 (EAN 9781600243912, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/26\/2009 pg. 117 (EAN 9781600243912, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 45 (EAN 9781600243912, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eAudio File\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 27 (EAN 9781600243912, Compact Disc) - 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