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Outliers: The Story of Success Kindle Edition

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From the bestselling author of Blink and The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story of Success overturns conventional wisdom about genius to show us what makes an ordinary person an extreme overachiever.

Why do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary?

In this provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock stars to professional athletes, software billionaires to scientific geniuses, to show that the story of success is far more surprising, and far more fascinating, than we could ever have imagined.

He reveals that it's as much about where we're from and what we do, as who we are - and that no one, not even a genius, ever makes it alone.

Outliers will change the way you think about your own life story, and about what makes us all unique.

'Gladwell is not only a brilliant storyteller; he can see what those stories tell us, the lessons they contain' Guardian

'Malcolm Gladwell is a global phenomenon ... he has a genius for making everything he writes seem like an impossible adventure' Observer

'He is the best kind of writer - the kind who makes you feel like you're a genius, rather than he's a genius' The Times

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Outliers: The Story of Success

Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great things. In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an invigorating intellectual journey to show us what makes an extreme overachiever.

He reveals that we pay far too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where successful people are from: their culture, their family, and their generation. Gladwell examines how the careers of Bill Gates and the performance of world-class football players are alike; what top fighter pilots and The Beatles have in common; why so many top lawyers are Jewish; why Asians are good at maths; and why it is correct to say that the mathematician who solved Fermat's Theorem is not a genius.

Just as he did in Blink, Gladwell overturns many of our conventional notions and creates an entirely new model for seeing the world.

Biography

Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What The Dog Saw and David and Goliath.

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"In the vast world of nonfiction writing, Malcolm Gladwell is as close to a singular talent as exists today...Outliers is a pleasure to read and leaves you mulling over its inventive theories for days afterward."--David Leonhardt, New York Times Book Review

"No other book I read this year combines such a distinctive prose style with truly thought-provoking content. Gladwell writes with a high degree of dazzle but at the same time remains as clear and direct as even Strunk or White could hope for."--Atlanta Journal Constitution

"The explosively entertaining Outliers might be Gladwell's best and most useful work yet...There are both brilliant yarns and life lessons here: Outliers is riveting science, self-help, and entertainment, all in one book."--Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly

About the Author

Malcolm Gladwell is the author of five New York Times bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, and David and Goliath. He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company that produces the podcasts Revisionist History, which reconsiders things both overlooked and misunderstood, and Broken Record, where he, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam interview musicians across a wide range of genres. Gladwell has been included in the Time 100 Most Influential People list and touted as one of Foreign Policy'sTop Global Thinke

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin (18 November 2008)
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Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. He is the author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw. Prior to joining The New Yorker, he was a reporter at the Washington Post. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He now lives in New York.

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Joel M
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic concepts, and facts to back them up
Reviewed in Australia on 24 May 2018
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Malcolm Gladwell is a brilliant author. Too often authors express their opinions and little else. However, Malcolm Gladwell delves deep into research, studies and statistics to back up his points about success.

It's an inspiration book that impacts us all and is a must to read or listen to (via audible). It's fairly light and can easily be completed within a few days. His writing style is soft and made for anyone to be able to enjoy. I highly recommend this book
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Khanh Nguyen
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in Australia on 15 October 2022
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Very easy to read, with some surprising facts, but not something you can apply to improve yourself. Good for entertaining yourself and understand the world a but better.
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Jenny V
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reading For Those Interested in Succeeding
Reviewed in Australia on 10 February 2024
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Bought this book for my newphew who is all about increasing his knowledge on how to succeed in life and other matters and he loves it. Personally haven't read it but he thinks it is awesome and worht the read.
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Y Altamimi
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Genius
Reviewed in Australia on 14 November 2019
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This is the first book I read for Malcom Gladwell, and I am impressed. The fascinating way of demonstrating how different so called outliers outperformed others is clear, scientifically based and analysed very well. The style of the chapters is good and follows scientific appears with results explained and critiqued by Gladwell. I certainly recommend this book to all people who are keen to learn about the reasons behind succcess and to consider all factors lead to that ( your own genius, your heritage, culture, parents, social privileges, colour, religion and the list goes on).

Well done MG and I am so looking forward to my next book (Blink). Regards
Yasir
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Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars Good entertaining and illuminating read
Reviewed in Australia on 3 January 2019
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It’s a short and sweet explainer for our perception of outliers in terms of people’s success and the reality of their background, circumstances and historical context being supremely pivotal to that success, rather than the traditional “self-made” widely perpetuated story.

Negatives: it’s quite short (which is also good), and it’s a little loose and inconsistent with the level of statistical rigour under which the points are made (which also makes it much more accessible as an entertaining read rather than scholarly text).

And, as some reviewers are noting, perhaps unfairly, it it not a self-help book. This book will help people understand some of the key not so intuitive mechanics behind success or failure at a population level. It won’t necessarily give you a large list of actionable items as an individual, although I think parents in particular of young children will be very interested in the read. The most direct “takeaways” from the book are more for educational ministers and policy makers in terms of what they can do to improve the opportunities and outcomes for their populations.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The real story behind success.
Reviewed in Australia on 24 January 2021
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Excellent study of how so many success stories are due to special circumstances instead of the actual talent, among other aspects.
A thought provoking & deep read laced with humor & empathy with consideration of the human condition.
Excellent read.
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Lokesh B.
5.0 out of 5 stars What storytelling!
Reviewed in Australia on 19 October 2021
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Gladwell’s prowess at building beautiful stories and deriving meaning out of them is unparalleled. The diversity of examples he uses to draw his central theme is incredibly vast, and offers the readers a lot of insights into several cultures and times in history. A very easy read, that lends a lot of perspective still.
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BK
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great
Reviewed in Australia on 17 October 2016
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Good read, builds his case very well on how we are a product of legacy and community rather than only our choices but does not tackle how to use that for one's benefit. While it's enjoyable to read, it does not change you in any way!
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Justin
5.0 out of 5 stars Author of tipping point with another great book.
Reviewed in Canada on 24 January 2024
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Big hit informative and interesting book just like Gladwell’s other book Tipping Point.
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Mariana Ponce
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran lectura
Reviewed in Mexico on 13 January 2024
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La condición en la que lo recibí fue inmejorable así como el tiempo de entrega. Este libro me mantuvo picada de principio a fin, disfruté mucho cada capítulo y me hizo querer retomar el hábito de la lectura.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entrega ótima. Produto perfeito.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in India on 29 March 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Me encanto el libro
Reviewed in Spain on 10 March 2024
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Super interesante y facil de leer
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