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Available
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Publication
New York : Little, Brown and Co.
ISBN
9780316017923
Description
The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.
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CONTENTS:
PART ONE: OPPORTUNITY
Chapter One
The Matthew Effect:
"You don' t even have to do any statistical analysis. You just look at it."
Chapter Two
The 10,000 Hour Rule:
"In Hamburg, we had to play for eight hours."
Chapter Three
The Trouble With Geniuses
" Knowledge of a boy's IQ is of little help if you are faced with a formful of clever boys."
Chapter Four
Louis Terman's Error.
" After protracted negotiations, it was agreed Robert would be put on probation."
Chapter Five:
The Rise of the Jewish Lawyer
"Mary got a quarter."
PART TWO: LEGACY
Chapter Six
Harlan, Kentucky:
"Die like a man like your brother did!"
Chapter Seven
Turnaround in the Skies:
"Captain, the weather radar has helped us a lot."
Chapter Eight
Rice Paddies and Math Tests
"No one who can rise before dawn, 360 days a year, fails to make his family rich."
Chapter Nine
Marquita's Bargain
"All my friends now are from KIPP."
CONCLUSION
A Jamaican Story
"If a progeny of young colored children is brought forth, these are emancipated."
PART ONE: OPPORTUNITY
Chapter One
The Matthew Effect:
"You don' t even have to do any statistical analysis. You just look at it."
Chapter Two
The 10,000 Hour Rule:
"In Hamburg, we had to play for eight hours."
Chapter Three
The Trouble With Geniuses
" Knowledge of a boy's IQ is of little help if you are faced with a formful of clever boys."
Chapter Four
Louis Terman's Error.
" After protracted negotiations, it was agreed Robert would be put on probation."
Chapter Five:
The Rise of the Jewish Lawyer
"Mary got a quarter."
PART TWO: LEGACY
Chapter Six
Harlan, Kentucky:
"Die like a man like your brother did!"
Chapter Seven
Turnaround in the Skies:
"Captain, the weather radar has helped us a lot."
Chapter Eight
Rice Paddies and Math Tests
"No one who can rise before dawn, 360 days a year, fails to make his family rich."
Chapter Nine
Marquita's Bargain
"All my friends now are from KIPP."
CONCLUSION
A Jamaican Story
"If a progeny of young colored children is brought forth, these are emancipated."