Book Review: "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

I finished reading "Outliers". It is a very interesting read. It is about what makes an outlier. An outlier is defined as 1: something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body. or 2: a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample.
Basically it's about what makes a greatly successful person. It goes into a bunch of different aspects that help determine your life outcome. It is really detailed but easy to read.
I took away from it that anyone could become greatly successful but there is only so much we are able to control about it. Most of the determining factors are totally out of our hands. You could say that it is luck. I prefer to think of it as divine intervention.
I think that God has a plan for each of us. He puts before us a set of circumstances that lets us become what we are meant to be. We control to an extent how hard we work at something and if we choose to follow a certain path put before us. After that, it's fate. If you don't get those "lucky breaks" it doesn't matter how hard you try.
I would recommend this book to those who like to think about why we are like we are. Gladwell has a very reader friendly way of writing. His other books are just as fun to read. They really make you say "hhhmmmm".