Entries from May 2009

Gladwell’s Outliers is not worth buying

Date May 9, 2009

I finished the book- fascinating in some parts, especially riveting when it comes to the plane crashes. Gladwell’s a great storyteller, but just like Blink, I think this book falls far short of defending its premise- acknowledge the cultural legacy to fix today’s problems. (1) Your Family matters- To me, most of what he says [...]