Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell's third book is all the rage at the moment, especially among young mothers. It proclaims to unveil the secrets behind extraordinarily successful people, the likes of Bill Gates and the Beatles. Well, who wouldn't want to know that?!

Alas, such secrets do not exist. As he usually does, Mr Gladwell offers marvellous insights, and challenges conventional wisdom, but ultimately, I'm afraid he's stating the obvious. Nonetheless, Mr Gladwell is a very clever writer, and his book is easy to read and highly entertaining.