- Category: Books » Psychology » Social Psychology
- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Publisher: Little Brown and Company
- Number of Pages: 304
- ISBN: 0316017922
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112091500
- Release Date: November 18, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #34 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #2 in Psychology (See Top 100 Psychology Bestsellers)
- #2 in Social Psychology (See Top 100 Social Psychology Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by Malcolm Gladwell (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Outliers"Browse more products related to "Malcolm Gladwell"Review"Malcolm Gladwell has a rare ability: he can transform academic research into engaging fables spotlighting real people. His new book...is beautifully written." "OUTLIERS has much in common with Gladwell's earlier work. It is a pleasure to read and leaves you mulling over its inventive theories for days afterward." "Buoyed by two runaway bestsellers, BLINK and THE TIPPING POINT, Gladwell has positioned himself as a roving ambassador between cultural and corporate America, penetrating boardrooms and living rooms, providing bullet points for cocktail parties and management seminars, and changing not just the things we talk about but the way we talk about them." ExcerptIn OUTLIERS, I want to convince you that these kinds of personal explanations of success don't work. People don't rise from nothing. We do owe something to parentage and patronage. The people who stand before kings may look like they did it al by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. It makes a difference where and when we grew up. The culture we belong to and the legacies passed down by our forebears shape the patterns of our achievement in ways we cannot begin to imagine. It's not enough to ask what successful people are like, in other words. It is only by asking where they are FROM that we unravel the logic behind who succeeds and who doesn't. Publisher's noteThe 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. AnnotationCultural critic Malcolm Gladwell applies his best trend watching insights and peripatetic methodology to the biq question of why some people achieve success and others do not. These Outliers, as he calls them--successful people who stand out from the rest of the crowd--may be business people, artists, athletes, entertainers, scientists, or work in other fields. In a variation of the nature versus nurture debates, Gladwell seeks answers in culture, environment, and upbringing. Without seeking simple formulas, he examines a range of artifacts--IQ tests, for example, and birth-date data--as he digs for answers in a book that draws on psychology, business, and sociology. THE OUTLIERS explains difficult concepts in an accessible manner, and confirms that Gladwell, here a public intellectual, is himself an Outlier. If You Enjoy "Outliers (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:
Customer Reviews for "Outliers (Hardcover)" by Malcolm Gladwell (Author)Most Recent Customer Reviews  Really..?- WOW!, May 12, 2009
By Undisclosed
From well-informed journalist Malcolm Gladwell comes Outliers, a healthy
combination of fact, theory and entertainment. Each chapter holds a new story
explaining (illusory) coincidences. Malcolm provides insights into plane
crashes, extremely wealthy Americans (Rockefeller) and professional
sportsmen/women. This book read very easily and quickly, and it makes for many a
conversation starter!
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