May 2010
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Review: Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers"
Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers is a collection of anecdotes about successful human careers, ranging in domain from computer science to hockey to the law. In these episodes he reveals hidden environmental precursors to eventual success or failures. An example is that of hockey players in the elite Canadian junior leagues, who are far more likely to have been born in the first few months of the year...