Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers (Fall 2014)

This semester, one of our reading groups is covering Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers. In addition, another group will focus on Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers, and another group will focus on Adrian Matejka's The Big Smoke

Sept. 3: A Community of Outliers - Introduction
Sept. 10: Accumulative Advantages & Outliers - Chapter 1
Sept. 17: Outliers & the 10,000 Hour Rule - Chapter 2
Sept. 24: The Trouble with Outliers Pt. 1 - Chapter 3
Oct. 1: Outliers & Practical Intelligence - Chapter 4
Oct. 8: Reflections
Oct. 15: Outliers and Meaningful Work - Chapter 5
Oct. 22: Outliers & Cultural Legacies - Chapter 6
Oct. 29: Outliers and PDI - Chapter 7
Nov. 5: Rice Paddies and Outliers - Chapter 8
Nov. 12: Bargains and Outliers - Chapter 9
Nov. 19: Race and Outliers - epilogue
Nov. 25 – 29 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec 3: Reflections

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