Outliers: The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell

The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.

• ISBN10: 031602497X
• ISBN13: 9780316024976
• Publish Date: 18 November 2008 (first published 1 January 2008)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Little Brown and Company
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 464
• Language: English

Reviews

[CrowNoYami]

I love how Gladwell always makes you take a step back and think. Highly recommend.

[Terri M. LeBlanc]

In the middle of listening to Talking With Strangers, I decided to see if Gladwell's book read as well as they listened. Outliers had me hooked. As someone who works with authors who are seeking to be the discovered, learning about what make people successful was an amazing learn experience.

[adamfortuna]

For years I've heard mentions of this book. I can see why! One of the most often quoted parts of this book is the idea that it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become highly proficient in anything - from a musical instrument to programming, to writing. Gladwell explains this not from a hypothetical standpoint, but by talking with experts and looking back on how they got there.

These experts share one other trait - they were fortunate to have the opportunity to devote 10,000 hours to their craft. I loved the stories in this one about how different experts (outliers) in their fields achieved greatness. For each, there is a bit of luck in having the chance, but also the immense effort needed. There is something to be said for being in the right place at the right time and having the right opportunity – then working your ass off capitalize on the chance.

[lex6819]

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