Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell.

By:

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Allen Lane, 2008Description: ix, 309 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1846141214
9781846141218
0141036249
9780141036243

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

302 22

LOC classification:

BF637.S8 G533 2008

Contents:

pt. 1. Opportunity -- pt. 2. Legacy.

Review: "In this provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell examines everyone from business giants to scientific geniuses, sports stars to musicians, and reveals what they have in common. He looks behind the spectacular results, the myths and the legends to show what really explains exceptionally successful people." "Gladwell argues that, when we try to understand success, we normally start with the wrong question. We ask 'what is this person like?' when we should really be asking 'where are they from?' The real secret of success turns out to be surprisingly simple, and it hinges on a few crucial twists in people's life stories - on the culture they grow up in and the way they spend their time."--Jacket.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	North Campus North Campus Main Collection	302 GLA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A548145B

Browsing North Campus shelves, Shelving location: North Campus Main Collection Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	302 GER Realities and relationships : soundings in social construction /	302 GIL Taproots for transformation : nurturing intergenerational discernment and leadership in an irrational world : a holistic dialogue for educators, parents, employers, politicians, and all who serve in the caring professions /	302 GIL Joining the resistance /	302 GLA Outliers : the story of success /	302 GOL Communicating social support /	302 GOU Critical social psychology : an introduction /	302 GOU Critical social psychology : an introduction /	Next

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Opportunity -- pt. 2. Legacy.

"In this provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell examines everyone from business giants to scientific geniuses, sports stars to musicians, and reveals what they have in common. He looks behind the spectacular results, the myths and the legends to show what really explains exceptionally successful people." "Gladwell argues that, when we try to understand success, we normally start with the wrong question. We ask 'what is this person like?' when we should really be asking 'where are they from?' The real secret of success turns out to be surprisingly simple, and it hinges on a few crucial twists in people's life stories - on the culture they grow up in and the way they spend their time."--Jacket.

Machine converted from AACR2 source record.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.