Outliers: The Story of Success
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 302
EAN: 9780316017923
Feature: ISBN13: 9780316017923
ISBN: 0316017922
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 309
Publication Date: 2008-11-18
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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ISBN13: 9780316017923
Condition: New
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Summary: Trivial
Comment: If you ever need an excuse of why you are not as successful as you think you deserve to be, here is the book for you. Basically, according to this book, success comes down to being in the right spot in the right time- it is that easy. I found his arguments shallow without real substance, most of his examples conveniently leave out what does not fit his line of thought (such as taking the risk, making the move, working hard to beat the competitor - apparently too trivial for him to consider this part of success as well). You can read along and nod and smile, but once you say, "wait a minute, what about ..." you are on your own. Waste of time to read it.
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Summary: interesting book
Comment: This is a very interesting book and it will give you acouple of things to think about.
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Summary: Great insight into why some make it and some don't.
Comment: Bought the audio version and "read" during my commute. Very worthwhile. Great intro. Never had to feel like fast forwarding. It helped that the author narrated the book. Great insight into why some make it and some don't. I'm a fan of the book and the author."
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Summary: An Outlier Itself
Comment: From the first pages of the first chapter, this book grabs your attention in a way few nonfiction books can. The writing is superb and and the ideas intriguing. Gladwell has a style that quickly draws you in and makes you tear through the book, eager for him to reveal the mysteries he has uncovered.
In the nearly two years since I first read this book, I am sure I've discussed it with dozens of different people. Partly that is a result of it's popularity; I often find other people have read it as well. But it also speaks to the captivating nature of the subject matter. The ideas in the book are relevant. They color the way I look at the world. I think differently for having read this book. There aren't a whole lot of books I can say that about, but this surely is one of them.
-- Doug Warshauer, Author of If I'm So Smart Where Did All My Money Go: Balancing Your Financial Objectives for Lasting Wealth
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Summary: Got me an easy A in English Lit but otherwise, don't bother.
Comment: This was a required book for my college English Lit class. It was an easy read and doing a report on it was also easy. However, after the opening hook, it relies on anecdotes and junk science. Read it for fun, and its few thought provoking moments. But if you are a parent, don't use this as a gauge for Little Johnny or Jane's future because they weren't born in the right time or at the right place. It's good for an A in an English class, but that's about all.
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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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