Outliers
The Story of Success
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Outliers
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Narrated by:
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Malcolm Gladwell
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Written by:
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Malcolm Gladwell
Summary
In 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?
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.
Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.
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Editorial Review
From Malcolm Gladwell, the New York Times bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, Blink, The Tipping Point and Talking to Strangers, comes this insightful and thought-provoking audiobook on the topic of exceptional high-achievers. What makes Outliers: The Story of Success even more outstanding is that Gladwell brilliantly narrates it.
In the Outliers audiobook, listeners are taken on an explorative sojourn into the world of aptly named outliers. Throughout, Malcolm Gladwell explores intriguing questions. What makes outliers so special? And what makes high achievers so successful?
As Malcolm Gladwell observes, we pay too much attention to what successful people are like and not enough to their past and what truly made them who they are—their background and cultural upbringing, their family, and the distinctions of their past. Is hard work all it takes? Or does the past truly make the present? Among specific examples, Outliers looks at The Beatles and Bill Gates. Were The Beatles always destined for greatness? Gladwell gives us a background on what transformed John, Paul, George, and Ringo into arguably one of the greatest bands in musical history and the strength of their cultural legacy. Was Bill Gates always supposed to be a billionaire? Listeners will also learn why Microsoft’s nerdy founder is among the most successful individuals of all time. Outliers: The Story of Success will entertain listeners and enlighten those seeking change.
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