Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 2011 Paperback New</br>Brand New</br>Officially Licensed</br></br>Product Description</br></br>In this stunning new book?? Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "utliers"--the best and the brightest?? the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high"chievers different?<br><br>  His 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. <br><br> Brilliant and entertaining?? <i>Outliers</i> is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.</br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br><b>Amazon Best of the Month?? November 2008</b>: Now that he's gotten us talking about the viral life of ideas and the power of gut reactions?? Malcolm Gladwell poses a more provocative question in <em>Outliers</em>: why do some people succeed?? living remarkably productive and impactful lives?? while so many more never reach their potential? Challenging our cherished belief of the "??"he makes the democratic assertion that superstars don't arise out of nowhere?? propelled by genius and talent: "hey are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot." Examining the lives of outliers from Mozart to Bill Gates?? he builds a convincing case for how successful people rise on a tide of advantages?? "me deserved?? some not??