In his 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: We pay too much attention to what successful people are like, yet too little attention to where they come are from. That is: their culture, their family, their generation, & the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way Gladwell explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, & what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.

Product details:

• ASIN: 0316017922
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.; 1st edition (November 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• Hardcover:309 pages
• ISBN-10: 0316017923
• Lexile measure: 1080L
• Item Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.3 inches