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Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell.

By: Publication details: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Co., c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: ix, 309 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780316017923 :
  • 0316017922 :
  • 9780316017930 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302 22
LOC classification:
  • BF637.S8 G533 2008
Summary: 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.

Includes bibliographical references (pp. 287-296) and index.

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.

Adult Follett Library Resources

1080 L Lexile

Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 7.8 13 Quiz 164990 English non-fiction.