Life isn't fair. Money, power, fame and success are distributed extremely unevenly among people. But why do some have everything and others have nothing? Is it right to reduce the reasons for success only to personal qualities bestowed by nature? Malcolm Gladwell is the first to discover the hidden laws behind what had always seemed to be pure chance. These laws explain why great hockey players are usually born in January and almost never in October, why Asian schoolchildren have an easier time with math than others, and why you have to be Jewish to become a prestigious New York lawyer. The book shows what Bill Gates, the Beatles and Mozart have in common and why they managed to outdo their peers. “Geniuses and Outsiders” is not a “how to become successful” guide. This is a fascinating journey into the world of the laws of life, from which you can benefit.