| Outliers: The Story of Success Contributor(s): Gladwell, Malcolm (Author), Gladwell, Malcolm (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1600243916 ISBN-13: 9781600243912 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $35.98 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: An investigation into the roots of success is conducted by the author of the bestselling "The Tipping Point" and "Blink." Unabridged. 7 CDs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Business & Economics | Personal Success - Business & Economics | Decision Making & Problem Solving |
| Dewey: 302 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.26" W x 5.82" (0.40 lbs) 7 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Learn what sets high achievers apart -- from Bill Gates to the Beatles -- in this #1 bestseller 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. |