David Brooks becomes the latest reviewer to think “Outliers” is not all that.
Other reviews I’ve read say that Gladwell caveats himself so much he winds up saying nothing. Brooks, on the other hand, says he leans too hard on the “nurture” side of that old saw.
Of course, the nature vs. nurture tussle over human development issues does break at least halfway cleanly into political circles, so take Brooks’ skepticism with a little bit of skepticism itself.
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