{"product_id":"outliers-malcolm-gladwell-9780316017923","title":"Outliers: The Story of Success","description":"\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia \u003c\/i\u003eand host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eRevisionist History\u003c\/i\u003e, explores what sets high achievers apart\u003c\/b\u003e--f\u003cb\u003erom Bill Gates to the Beatles\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ein this seminal work from \"a singular talent\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brilliant and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Gladwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316017922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316017923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.58w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e164990 \/ Outliers: The Story of Success\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2008 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/2008 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 927\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2008 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2008 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2008 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2008 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2008 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2008 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/30\/2008 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2009 pg. 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/28\/0009 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2010 pg. 63","brand":"Malcolm Gladwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051195199743,"sku":"9780316017923","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_221bd80c-b028-4508-ad9e-e3542d6a36f2.jpg?v=1685011651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outliers-malcolm-gladwell-9780316017923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}