Malcolm Gladwell-Outliers

I read all the time but this summer I came across a very interesting book by Malcolm Gladwell called "Outliers". I had already read his two previous works "Tipping Point" and "Blink" and also found them very enlightening . I will get the opportunity to hear him in person in February when I travel to Phoenix, AZ to the National Conference on Education. He recently was featured on AASA Radio and his remarks entitled Culture Shock: Stimulating Educational Success can be heard online. He says that if you want to transform educational outcomes, culture is the key. He shares insight from research that makes a strong case for robustly experimenting with changing school cultures.

If your interested in "Outlilers" here is the introduction from the front cover:

Why do some people succeed far more than others?

There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people, a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. In "Outliers" Malcolm Gladwell argues that the true story of success is very different, and that if you want to understand how some people thrive, we should spend more time looking at such things as their family, their birthplace, or even their birth date. The story of success is more complex and a lot more interesting than it initially appears.