Outliers: The Story of SuccessModern · Nonfiction, Psychology, Business
Outliers: The Story of Success
2008 · 309 pages · Nonfiction
67
Modern
★ 4.19 on Goodreads · 894K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (15 weeks at #1). 4.19★ from 894K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
67Must-Read Score
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 40%+36
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller86 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+31
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #3 of the 25 self-help and business books we rank
- #15 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #62 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #148 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (15 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Practical
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