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Why link in the article-section to two articles only? Either link to all his articles or to none, but to link to only two seems a bit arbitrary. -Peak Freak20:34, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Um, I just read Outliers, and that brief description of what the book is about is a little misleading. While Gladwell does talk about the importance of both effort and meaningful work as opposed to reliance on innate talent, much of the book, maybe half, is devoted to the role of happy accidents and luck, being born at the right time to the right kind of parents in the right community, in determining success. ~~ Mimi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.90.169.139 (talk) 15:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree with Mimi, I think the description of Outliers on the page is pretty much the opposite of the point Gladwell makes in the book. -- Luke
