{"product_id":"outliers-the-story-of-success-malcolm-gladwell-hardcover","title":"Outliers: The Story of Success -- Malcolm Gladwell, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e, learn what sets high achievers apart\u003c\/b\u003e--f\u003cb\u003erom Bill Gates to the Beatles\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ein this seminal work from \"a singular talent\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrilliant and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Gladwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.58w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316017923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e164990 \/ Outliers: The Story of Success\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2008 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/2008 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 927\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2008 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2008 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2008 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2008 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2008 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2008 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/30\/2008 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2009 pg. 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/28\/0009 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2010 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm Gladwell is the author of five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlink, Outliers, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company that produces the podcasts \u003ci\u003eRevisionist History\u003c\/i\u003e, which reconsiders things both overlooked and misunderstood, and \u003ci\u003eBroken Record, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam interview musicians across a wide range of genres. Gladwell has been included in the \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Most Influential People list and touted as one of \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTop Global Thinke\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Malcolm Gladwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49734131646692,"sku":"9780316017923","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780316017923.jpg?v=1787903152","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/outliers-the-story-of-success-malcolm-gladwell-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}