Outliers written by: Malcolm Gladwell
Genre(s): self help and non-fiction
Rate: 9/10
About the book: This book explains how outliers come about and how we can put in effort to make more outliers. He argues we need to give others more opportunities to become successful while giving advice on how to become an outlier.
Why I liked this book: Every chapter had a unique story with interesting facts that related to a point he was making. Because the stories were so interesting it made you want to share them with others which started conversation and lead to a discussion. He used a lot of rhetorical questions which helped the thinking process. The book built upon itself, started out with the basics to get an understanding then with each chapter added more making it a very compelling read. You can get a lot out of this book, it's definitely engaging and never dull.
Fun facts:
Amazon: Outliers
Genre(s): self help and non-fiction
Rate: 9/10
About the book: This book explains how outliers come about and how we can put in effort to make more outliers. He argues we need to give others more opportunities to become successful while giving advice on how to become an outlier.
Why I liked this book: Every chapter had a unique story with interesting facts that related to a point he was making. Because the stories were so interesting it made you want to share them with others which started conversation and lead to a discussion. He used a lot of rhetorical questions which helped the thinking process. The book built upon itself, started out with the basics to get an understanding then with each chapter added more making it a very compelling read. You can get a lot out of this book, it's definitely engaging and never dull.
Fun facts:
- Gladwell has sold five books and four of them have become instant best sellers.
- The most talked about subject of this book is the "10,000 hour rule".
Amazon: Outliers