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Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell.

By: Publisher: New York : Back Bay Books, [2013]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 309, 10, 12 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0316017930 (pbk.)
  • 9780316017930 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302 22
  • 302 14
LOC classification:
  • BF637 .S8 G533 2013
Contents:
Introduction : The Roseto mystery -- Part one : Opportunity -- The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- The 10,000 hour rule -- The trouble with geniuses, part 1 -- The trouble with geniuses, part 2 -- The three lessons of Joe Flom -- Part two : Legacy -- Harlan, Kentucky -- The ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain -- Epilogue : 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,
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks BF637 .S8 G533 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001532315

Includes discussion questions and an excerpt from David and Goliath.

Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, 2008. Reading group guide ©2010. Excerpt from David and Goliath ©2013.

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

Introduction : The Roseto mystery -- Part one : Opportunity -- The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- The 10,000 hour rule -- The trouble with geniuses, part 1 -- The trouble with geniuses, part 2 -- The three lessons of Joe Flom -- Part two : Legacy -- Harlan, Kentucky -- The ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain -- Epilogue : 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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