Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell
New York : Back Bay Books, 2011Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. edDescription: 309 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780316017930 (pbk.)
- BF637.S8 G533 2011
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Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, 2008
Includes discussion questions
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index
Introduction: The Roseto mystery -- Opportunity. The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- The 10,000 hour rule -- The trouble with geniuses -- The three lessons of Joe Flom -- Legacy. Harlan, Kentucky -- The ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain -- A Jamaican story
Identifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers,