This is one of those books that give popular nonfiction a bad name. Which is unfortunate, because what could be better than books that both educate and entertain? But Outliers embodies everything that people who sneer at the genre are talking about: its conclusions are both obvious and simplistic, i...
This was such an unexpected pleasure to listen to. The narration was fantastic. The information clear and written is such a way that I absorbed and considered the facts presented. For me that is amazing, I am easily distracted and seldom retain most information, ADHD yep. Some of the information see...
The best thing about this book is that it illuminates how privilege, dumb luck and other exogenous factors are as much an ingredient to success as is hard work. A bit short on hard research, but still a good read.
BLUF: This isn’t a self-help book, it’s an OpEd/Pop Science piece.“Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities …”Plot: Outliers follows the premise that people only became successful because of the opportunities provided in their li...
After several months of being occupied with schoolwork and required reading, as well as extracurricular activities, summer has finally come and I now have time to devour the items on my impossibly long reading list. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is the first nonfiction book on that list. It was a del...
I read this because I liked Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath but wanted something better from him. I got that from this book. I thought this was more cohesive and convincing than D & G, and the addition of a very personal story from Gladwell's family added a nice touch.
The Outliers is a look at what author Malcolm Gladwell thinks make a person successful. Gladwell talks about family, location and time of being born. These are all subjects that define us to the point whether we struggle getting the success or stuck at the bottom. I thought the first half of Outli...
Malcom Gladwell is a gift and a joy to read. You feel smarter after reading his writing. If there is anything to grab out of OUTLIERS, it is the example of Gladwell himself: that success isn’t an accident; it is a series of events, a bunch of hard work, and the right team. Some people claim Gladwell...
Gladwell is brilliant at exposing us to alternate (and unusual) perspectives, and in Outliers he tackles successful people -- and the environment that creates them. The rub with Gladwell's books is that he draws too many conclusions from too little real data; anecdotes and small data pools give way ...
We're about to review Malcom Gladwell's new book David and Goliath over at LitReactor.com and as it's my job to organise the reviews (if not write them all - thank goodness) I thought it would be sensible to catch up with the only book of Gladwell's I haven't yet read - Outliers And I'm glad I did...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
