Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell (Read via Audible.com)

It was an impulse buy, and ironically saw it on the bookshelf of a friends house months after I read it.

The basic synopsis of the book is that Gladwell gives another perspective on very successfully people. He raises a few points that in addition to mental capacity that, there are valid external factors that dramatically influenced many famous people. He gives good examples of Bill Gates having surreal access to a computer terminal in high school before most colleges had them. Canadian ice hockey players age cutoff in youth hockey leagues and how that has influenced what time of the year talent comes from.

He also gives good thought to the ‘10,000 Hour Rule.’ The Beatles were a case example. I didn’t know the band’s history at all. Especially how they were able to play gigs more than a thousand times in just a mere few years. And that more than anything, made the group.

This read definitely is one to have on the shelf. Gladwell actually does a good job reading his own book. I can see why he is one of the most popular speakers on the speaking circuit.

8/10