"Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell is a story about successful people and how they got that way, sort of. Gladwell examines the societal advantages and disadvantages, often hidden in plain site, of our cultural pasts. Tales of success not based on perseverance and hard work as we often hear. Although these certainly are a part of the success stories he outlines, he digs into the hidden opportunities and experiences that have created The Beatles, Bill Gates, and numerous others. Often viewed in hind sight, learning to identify patterns and interpreting them correctly, whether learning to reduce airline crashes or 'breaking the chains' of family violence, can change and save lives. [4/5]
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