Outliers: The Story Of Success

By Malcolm Gladwell

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Little, Brown And Company, November 2008

Health & Well Being, Psychology

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Contents

In this stunning new 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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Openers
Part One: Opportunity - Chapter One: The Matthew Effect
Chapter Two: The 10,000-Hour Rule
Chapter Three: The Trouble With Geniuses, Part 1
Chapter Four: The Trouble With Geniuses, Part 2
Chapter Five: The Three Lessons Of Joe Flom
Part Two: Legacy - Chapter Six: Harlan, Kentucky
Chapter Seven: The Ethnic Theory Of Plane Crashes
Chapter Eight: Rice Paddies And Math Tests
Chapter Nine: Marita’s Bargain
Epilogue: A Jamaican Story
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