Outliers : the story of success /
Malcolm Gladwell.
- 1st ed.
- New York, NY : Little, Brown and Co., c2008.
- ix, 309 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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.