Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell

By: Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Back Bay Books, 2011Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. edDescription: 309 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780316017930 (pbk.); 0316017930 (pbk.)Subject(s): Successful people | SuccessDDC classification: 302 | 302 LOC classification: BF637.S8 | G533 2011BF637.S8 | G533 2011
Contents:
Introduction: The Roseto mystery -- Opportunity. The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- The 10,000 hour rule -- The trouble with geniuses -- The three lessons of Joe Flom -- Legacy. Harlan, Kentucky -- The ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain -- A Jamaican story
Summary: Identifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers,
Item type: Book List(s) this item appears in: Thesis-Driven Scholarly Non-Fiction | High-Interest Non-Fiction | Social Psychology (AP)
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library
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Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, 2008

Includes discussion questions

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index

Introduction: The Roseto mystery -- Opportunity. The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- The 10,000 hour rule -- The trouble with geniuses -- The three lessons of Joe Flom -- Legacy. Harlan, Kentucky -- The ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain -- A Jamaican story

Identifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers,

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