Outliers explain what the Beatles and Bill Gates have in common, why Asians are so great at mathematics, the hidden advantages that sports stars have gained, why all New York lawyers have the same curriculum vitae, and the reasons geniuses are not always successfulall in relation to generations, families, cultures, and social classes.
The lives of people whose successful achievements are beyond the normal range follow strange and unexpected logic, and to make that logic easy to understand, Gladwell presents an alluring and provocative blueprint to maximize human potential.