{"product_id":"outliers-the-story-of-success-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm Gladwell is the author of five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlink, Outliers, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company that produces the podcasts \u003ci\u003eRevisionist History\u003c\/i\u003e, which reconsiders things both overlooked and misunderstood, and \u003ci\u003eBroken Record, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam interview musicians across a wide range of genres. Gladwell has been included in the \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Most Influential People list and touted as one of \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTop Global Thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601339617554,"sku":"9780316017923","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_64f8eec3-8860-4956-9b05-60ebf2a0bbfb.jpg?v=1748517918","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/outliers-the-story-of-success-9780316017923","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}