Discovery Shoppe Book Club

We’ll begin the second half of our review of Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, which focuses heavily on legacy, by once again saying how profound we've found the book to be — so simple, and yet so easy to miss the evident deductions from Malcolm.  Discovery Shoppe Book Club comes up with two thought-provoking book reviews per month. These reviews give a good summary of our current read and also serve as a guide to potential readers.  Read through for the second half of  Outliers . Outliers: Chapters 6-10 By Onyedikachi Nwachukwu | Discovery Shoppe Book Club Gladwell began by demonstrating how heavily we are all impacted by our cultural legacies and how much our cultural legacies affect us all, citing the history of the town of Harlan, Kentucky, and the infamous feud between the Howards and the Turners. According to him, cultural legacies, like accents, are passed down even after the circumstances and environments that produced them have long been forgotten, as proven by resea...

Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers: The Story of Success , is one of his most popular pieces. He kicks off the first chapter titled "The Matthew Effect" with an incredible discovery by Roger Barnsley, a Canadian Psychologist, who stumbled upon a pattern in young Canadian hockey players that revealed that an overwhelming number of these hockey players were born in the first quarter of the year (January, February, and March), while very few were born in the last quarter of the year (October, November, and December). How is it possible! Is it luck or a result of their horoscope? Let's understand their story of success. Discovery Shoppe Book Club comes up with two thought-provoking book reviews per month. These reviews give a good summary of our current read and also serve as a guide to potential readers.  Read through for the second half of Outliers . Outliers: Chapters 1-5 This discovery is the beginning of what Gladwell calls “accumulative advantage” . He explains this stra...

Hey guys! Welcome to Episode 3 of the Know Your Author Series from Discovery Shoppe Book Club 😁😇 We had quite a blast learning about Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace , the authors of our book for May, Creativity, Inc . It was fun to see Amy Wallace's reaction to our post on Twitter. In fact, we were jubilant in the book club 😅 😁 . This June, we read Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Sit tight to Know Your Author! We observed that it is more interesting to read a book and finish it 😅 when you know a thing or two about the author(s). It allows you to read from their perspective, experience, background and even with their tone. So here it goes. Have fun! We hope you enjoy reading this post as much as we enjoyed writing it.

We are so delighted to share our new read with the world. Please join us as we read  Outliers: The Story of Success  by Malcolm Gladwell , a book that brings an unconventional perspective to the question, Why do some people succeed far more than others? 

Ever wondered what it takes for big corporations that begin as small entities to survive, remain relevant, and sustain growth in today’s fast-paced society? This forms the central theme of the book Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration written by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace. In the book, Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation, demystifies the world of creativity and creative thinking in business. Discovery Shoppe Book Club comes up with two thought-provoking book reviews per month. These reviews give a good summary of our current read and also serve as a guide to potential readers.  Read through for the second half of  Creativity, Inc.  following the  first review . Creativity, Inc.: Chapters 10-13