| Description |
309 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Audience |
1080L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader UG 7.8 13 164990 |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, 2008. |
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Includes discussion questions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE OPPORTUNITY -- One. Matthew Effect "For unto everyone that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath." --- Matthew 25:29 -- Two. 10,000-Hour Rule "In Hamburg, we had to play for eight hours." -- Three. Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1 "Knowledge of a boy's IQ is of little help if you are faced with a formful of clever boys." -- Four. Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2 "After protracted negotiations, it was agreed that Robert would be put on probation." -- Five. Three Lessons of Joe Flom "Mary got a quarter." -- pt. TWO LEGACY -- Six. Harlan, Kentucky "Die like a man, like your brother did!" -- Seven. Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes "Captain, the weather radar has helped us a lot." -- Eight. Rice Paddies and Math Tests "No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich." -- Nine. Marita's Bargain "All my friends now are from KIPP.". |
| Summary |
Identifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers, |
| Subject |
Successful people.
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Success.
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| ISBN |
9780316017930 (sc.) |
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0316017930 (sc.) |
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