Outliers
Books | Business & Economics / Decision-Making & Problem Solving
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Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Blink and The Bomber Mafia and host of the podcast Revisionist History, explores what sets high achievers apart—from Bill Gates to the Beatles—in this seminal work 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.
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Author
Malcolm Gladwell
Pages
320
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2008-11-18
ISBN
0316040347 9780316040341
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Excellent book. Like most gladwell books, it reads like fiction and you learn a lot along the way"
Ian Morris
"Some of the stuff that he say in this book is a little bonkers, but some of it is really good, so I have mixed feelings about this book"
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Christina Paz
"Ver insightful "
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"From the very start, my interest was piqued. I loved hearing the different success stories and how they came to be. Malcolm's viewpoint on outliers kept me curious and I appreciate how much research he must've put into writing this book. Overall, this was a very captivating read."
July
"A lot of eye-opening ideas that changed my viewpoint on reality a lot more than any book has since I've read it. Very concise reasoning too leave far-fetched theses for other authors to make"
Eduardo Lopez
"Knowing that my friends were required to read this book for an assignment made it quite difficult to read😅 I felt like I spent most of my time just hitting my head against a wall, trying to read this one. That doesn’t mean it was a bad book, though. On the contrary, it was a very well-written book that explains the reasons as to how successful people are successful. I was surprised to take away some things from this book, but there wasn’t very much joy in the experience of reading it; at least for me. If you want to read this book, I hope it’s much more enjoyable than it was for me to read, because there is so much to be learnt from reading it."
Nhaya Henley
"Gladwell always shares something thought provoking and surprising. A fun read."
Lisa Morris
"Haven’t read it yet. "
Cole Whitworth
"Love this book! Great read to learn about the extraordinary!"
Michael Wood
"“10,000 hours” It takes 10,000 hours to learn a skill and as we learn in this book all the people we think of as geniuses are actually people just like us who were given many opportunities where that be by culture, parents, community, etc. It’s heartening to read, don’t count yourself out yet. Cultivate yourself, find something you like and make it yours by constant practice 👍"
Kendell Lyssy
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