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Following in the wake of The Tipping Point and Blink, Little, Brown and Company has announced Malcolm Gladwell's third book. Entitled Outliers: Why Some People Succeed and Some Don't, it is set to be released in November of this year. I haven't been able to track down much information about it online, but the publisher catalog reads:
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful.
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As Roy pointed out last week, work can be a bit much sometimes, overwhelming us with unexpected demands and stress. The book he suggested offers very sound and sensible advice that will probably help get you back to a positive state of mind. The book I suggest today to alleviate that same stress, and provide fresh perspective, offers no sound advice or any real strategy at all.
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We have two new excerpts up on the blog devoted to excerpts, the excerpts blog. (Aaron, Kate and I, by the way, have decided that "excerpts blog" is one of the most uncomfortable things to say in the English language. )
The first excerpt is from How to Negotiate Anything with Anyone Anywhere Around the World by Frank Acuff.
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The following is excerpted from How to Negotiate Anything with Anyone Anywhere Around the World, Third Edition by Frank L. Acuff (AMACOM 2008).
Acuff is a professional negotiator, and has put his expertise in a useful book that serves as a great tool for those who are doing business around the world, but haven't had his experience.
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We seem to have skipped the news that the manuscript is done.
The likely cause of that lack of reporting is everyone left town (physically or mentally). Jack hopped on a plane catch some Florida sun.
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