The book starts with an introduction. It is called "The Roseto Mystery." There was a village in Italy called Roseto. When a group of them came to the U.S., they started their own city in Pennsylvania. Once, a doctor noticed that no one in that town got heart disease under 55. This was in the 50's when it was highly unlikely. Stewart Wolf started a study and noticed the only difference was that they were a very close society. People lived with extended family.
Then, the book starts part one. It is called "Opportunity." Chapter one is called "The Matthew Effect." It starts about telling about the Canadian Memorial Cup. Then, he states that he will show how the people on the teams are outliers. Then, he shows the team rosters. If you look closely, you can see most of the players are born in the first quarter of the year. In Canada, the cut off date for hockey is January, so the people born earlier in the year are older and better. Then, he shows the Czech soccer team. Again, most players are born toward January.
I think this book is very interesting. It makes me wonder if I was born under different circumstances if I would be different.
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