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It's not about reading to impress anyone else.  It's about reading for the sheer enjoyment of it all...

Not As Great As I Had Thought It Might Be...

Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell

For me, this book was not an "entertaining" read -- it felt more like a school textbook with a quiz to come at the end.  I don't really buy into the numerology theories, but I enjoyed the first story about the healthy townsfolk from Italy, and the credit given to plain old hard work in the chapter with the Beatles.  I also liked the chapter about the school in New York.  The bit about the author's own heritage was self-indulgent and really didn't fit (again that's MY opinion).  I thought I would gain some insight/knowledge about success that I didn't already know, but the last page turned and... end of book.  Whoop-dee-doo.