Books Like Outliers: The Story of Success

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If you loved Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Outliers: The Story of Success

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    David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants cover

    David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

    by Malcolm Gladwell

    4.45 BLT Score (192.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (192.6K)
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    Blink

    by Malcolm Gladwell, Barry Fox, Irina Henegar

    4.41 BLT Score (624.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (624.9K)
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    What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures

    by Malcolm Gladwell

    4.18 BLT Score (105.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (105.3K)
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    Endurance

    by Alfred Lansing

    4.81 BLT Score (170.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (170.2K)
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    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

    by James Nestor

    4.68 BLT Score (118.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (118.1K)
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    Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

    Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series

    by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

    4.50 BLT Score (109.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (109.0K)
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    Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

    by Dan Ariely

    4.39 BLT Score (131.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (131.8K)
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    Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    Freakonomics • Book 1

    by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

    4.30 BLT Score (901.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (901.6K)
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    Beyond Good and Evil

    by Friedrich Nietzsche

    4.05 BLT Score (116.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (116.0K)

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