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Outliers
- The Story of Success
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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Publisher's Summary
From the best-selling author of The Bomber Mafia, learn what sets high achievers apart - from Bill Gates to the Beatles - in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).
In this stunning audiobook, 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 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.
Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.
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- Brendan
- 19-02-2017
Such an entertaining book
I really enjoyed this even though it was short. I loved the aviation chapter and the last chapter at the very with a personal touch was great. I listened to every word and the narration was on point. I'd listen to this again for sure.
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- Bachir El Khoury
- 20-05-2015
Great read
Highly recommend. A different angle to success and how important are external factors, time period, being the right person at the right time.
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- Ryan
- 16-04-2020
Worth reading
Thoroughly enjoyed this book as it validates one of my deeply held beliefs that given the right opportunity many more of us have the potential to become true outliers. It would do well to make our great achievers acknowledge that their success isn't just their own making & that the contribution of a whole bunch of others (or may be that of an entire generation) needs to be acknowledged, much the same way as Malcolm Gladwell himself acknowledges how his past contributed to his own achievements.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-07-2017
fantastic - truly enlightnening
Would you consider the audio edition of Outliers to be better than the print version?
Yes, only because malcolm Gladwell read it
What was one of the most memorable moments of Outliers?
several - but mostly how each example examined was done so thoroughly, which challanged alot of my perceptions
Have you listened to any of Malcolm Gladwell’s other performances? How does this one compare?
not at this stage - but will listen to much more
Any additional comments?
BUY THIS !!
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- JAMES
- 15-02-2016
Awesome book
Just awesome and fascinating. Great great book. So many fantastic parts to it. Hard work and luck equal success. Worth a read
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- Peter
- 08-06-2016
Must read in the current economic state
with so much technology taking over more and more aspects of our life, this book will make sure you are there to find the opportunities and work hard
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- MicJaggs
- 01-06-2020
Must read.
Just read it. Stop debating. You won't regret it. Malcom Gladwell hits it out of the Park as usual.
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- Kasim allabaksh
- 15-07-2018
Amazing book to read and enjoyed every bit
enjoyed every bit of the book and great analysis and theory to prove that every human being has the ability to perform at very high level if he/she gets the right direction and opportunities at right time.
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- Michelle Fahy
- 02-02-2019
Great!
This was excellent and captivating read. I love that it's read by the man himself.
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- Ollie
- 22-03-2019
Talent is distributed evenly. Opportunity is not
Those that are given small incremental advantages consistently will be the most successful individuals in their industries.
Gladwell takes the reader on a narrative journey spanning hundreds of years exploring the cultural context of those that are outliers.
This is a phenomenal book that I highly recommend
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