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Outliers : the story of success / Malcolm Gladwell.

Summary:

Identifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers,

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316017930 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0316017930 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 309 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: First Back Bay paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Back Bay Books, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, 2008.
Includes discussion questions.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: The Roseto mystery -- Opportunity. The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- The 10,000 hour rule -- The trouble with geniuses -- The three lessons of Joe Flom -- Legacy. Harlan, Kentucky -- The ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain -- A Jamaican story.
Subject:
Successful people.
Success.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library BF 637 .S8 G533 2008 278619 Stacks Reshelving -