Outliers
Subtitle: the story of success
By: Malcolm Gladwell.
Edition: 1st large print  ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Co. Large Print
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780316024976
Subjects: Successful people.; Success.; Large type books.
Description: The 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-447).
Table of contents: title: The Roseto mystery; title: The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29); title: The 10,000 hour rule (Hamburg); title: The trouble with geniuses & IQ; title: The lessons of Joe Flom; title: Harlan, Kentucky; title: The ethnic theory of plane crashes; title: Rice paddies and math tests; title: Marita's bargain (KIPP); title: A Jamaican story.