Outliers

the story of success

452 pages

English language

Published Oct. 4, 2008 by Little, Brown and Co. Large Print.

ISBN:
978-0-316-02497-6
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4 stars (2 reviews)

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.

16 editions

Did not satisfy my expectations, but it made for quite a pleasant week-end read.

4 stars

For science fiction the book was too dull, there was nothing new or unique. The second part was -- as Asimov put it, -- rather "laughable." The first and last part were enticing, though the style of writing probably made it seem more interesting than it actually was. All over, I don't think it was a bad book, but after all the hype around it I expected much better.

Subjects

  • Successful people.
  • Success.
  • Large type books.