Gladwell, Malcolm,  1963- <br/><br/>
Outliers :  the story of success / 
Malcolm Gladwell. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Little, Brown and Co.,  2008. 
 - 309 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index. 
<br/><br/>The Roseto mystery -- The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- The 10,000 hour rule (Hamburg) -- The trouble with geniuses & IQ -- The lessons of Joe Flom -- Harlan, Kentucky -- The ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain (KIPP) -- A Jamaican story. 
<br/><br/> The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780316017923 0316017922 9780316036696 (Int'l ed.) 0316036692 (Int'l ed.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008032824 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Successful people.<br/>Success.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF637.S8  / G533 2008