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¿Qué diferencia a quienes hacen algo especial en la vida de quienes no lo hacen?

Fueras de serie explora las curiosas historias de los grandes jugadores de fútbol; bucea en la peculiar infancia de Bill Gates; busca qué convirtió a los Beatles en el mejor grupo de rock; y se pregunta qué distingue a los pilotos que estrellan aviones de los que no. A través de su viaje por el mundo de los "fueras de serie", los mejores, los más brillantes y famosos, nos convence de que nuestro modo de pensar en el éxito es erróneo.
Prestamos demasiada atención al aspecto de estas personas, y muy poca al lugar de donde vienen, es decir, a su cultura, su familia, su generación y a las singularidades de su educación. Brillante y entretenido, Fueras de serie es toda una referencia que al mismo tiempo iluminará y hará disfrutar.

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Author of the best sellers The Tipping Point and Blink, Gladwell here has reached a tipping point in the consciousness of observers of popular culture. Following a format similar to his previous books, he gloms onto an apparent phenomenon—in this case people who seem significantly different from other people, whether for good or for ill—and offers startlingly logical explanations for why they stand out. Gladwell's reasons have largely to do with things like where they come from and what month they were born in. It's all very readable but not particularly surprising. No matter, libraries will need to acquire it. [LJ 10/1/08]

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ISBN-13: 9781603966160
Publisher: Santillana USA Publishing Company
Publication date: 4/15/2009
Language: Spanish
Edition description: Spanish-language Edition
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 1,164,154
Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 1.00 (d)

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Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a bestselling author of narrative nonfiction that examines the intersection of science and culture. In 2005, Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People.

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At the start of the 21st century, a new form of narrative nonfiction emerged, blending science, sociology, and pop culture into a compulsively readable hybrid genre marked by originality, accessibility, and a breezy, anecdotal style. As much as any single writer, and perhaps more than most, journalist and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell has helped to forge that genre.

Born in the U.K. and raised in rural Canada, Gladwell stumbled into journalism purely by accident. After college, he wanted to pursue a career in advertising; but when he was unable to find work in that field, he took a job with the conservative U.S. monthly The American Spectator. In 1987, he joined The Washington Post, where he reported on business and science for nearly a decade. Then, in 1996, Tina Brown hired him to work for The New Yorker. (Brown left the magazine in 1998. Gladwell is still on staff.)

Almost from the beginning, Gladwell's work for The New Yorker attracted attention. Of particular interest was a piece he wrote in June 1996 about a mysterious and dramatic drop in the New York City crime rate. Drawing its title -- and its argument -- from the field of epidemiology, "The Tipping Pont" described a single moment in time when the momentum for change becomes virtually unstoppable. The piece generated an enormous reader response, and Gladwell began to explore the applications of the principle to other sorts of changes -- ideas, behaviors, new products, etc. In 2000, he published a full-length book that reached a tipping point of its own and logged a spectacular 28 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

In subsequent books, Gladwell has delved into other thought-provoking topics, such as the role of snap judgments and intuition in decision making (Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking) and the qualities that set high achievers apart from the rest of us (Outliers: The Story of Success). Readers love these intriguing reads for their clear, accessible language and illustrations drawn from real life; but it is the business community, always anxious to spot the next big thing, that has recognized the relevance of Gladwell's ideas to sales, marketing, and public relations. As a result of his popularity with this group, he has become a much-in-demand public speaker.

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Gladwell's English father is a civil engineer and his mother is a Jamaican-born psychotherapist.

Growing up in Canada at a time when the country was essentially a socialist nation, Gladwell was a self-professed right-wing kid. "Being a conservative was the kind of fun, radical thing to do," he told The New York Times. He notes that his politics have changed over the years.

When Gladwell decided to grow his formerly short and conservatively cut hair into an Afro, he began to receive special, unwanted attention (more speeding tickets, additional checks in airport security lines, etc.). These experiences got him thinking about how first impressions lead to snap judgments -- which inspired his bestseller Blink.

Starbucks' founder Howard Schultz publicly attributed his company's success to the tipping-point phenomenon.

In 2005, Time Magazine named Gladwell one of the 100 Most Influential People.

1. Hometown:
  
  New York, NY
1. Date of Birth:
  
  September 3, 1963
2. Place of Birth:
  
  England, U.K.
1. Education:
  
  University of Toronto, History degree, 1984

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Posted January 4, 2010

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Very interesting book. It moved along rapidly until the very end where it dragged a little for me. I liked this better than "Blink".
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Posted May 30, 2009

Outliers --ok

An interesting presentation of how nature, nurture, and practice are critical in many human activities including successful cockpit conversations to avoid accidents.
I found the epilogue especially intriguing with the speculative application of some the ideas to Gladwell himself.
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