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Author:

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-

Title:

Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell.

Edition:

1st Back Bay pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Back Bay Books,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

309, 10 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Successful people.
Success.
Achievement.
Social Environment.
Famous Persons.
Success.
Success.
Psychologie.
Success.
Successful people.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index. Includes discussion questions.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

Identifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers,

ISBN:

0316017930 (pbk.)
9780316017930 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)548634233

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