Imprint: Penguin
Published: 24/06/2009
ISBN: 9780141036250
Length: 320 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 18mm x 129mm
Weight: 236g
RRP: £9.99
Why do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary? Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock stars to scientific geniuses to show that the story of success is far more surprising, and inspiring, than we ever imagined.
'Malcolm Gladwell ... has a genius for making everything he writes seem like an impossible adventure' Tim Adams, Observer
'The best kind of writer - the kind who makes you feel like you're a genius, rather than he's a genius' Dominic Maxwell, The Times
'I wanted to cheer or clap' William Leith, Evening Standard
'Fizzingly entertaining and enlightening' Harry Ritchie, Daily Mail
Imprint: Penguin
Published: 24/06/2009
ISBN: 9780141036250
Length: 320 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 18mm x 129mm
Weight: 236g
RRP: £9.99
You will never again think as you did before about [success] ... This book deserves the gold star that adorns its front cover
Malcolm Gladwell is a cerebral and jaunty writer, with an unusual gift for making the complex seem simple
Makes geniuses look a bit less special, and the rest of us a bit more so
Gladwell deploys a wealth of fascinating data and information to illustrate his thesis ... Outliers challenges accepted wisdom