Outliers: The Story Of Success Malcolm Gladwell Subsection 1: First Quarter By: Jose Maria Linares

1. Roseto Valfortore: Intro Town in the foothills of the Italian Apennines. Exodus of Rosetans to America, ended up near Bangor, Pennsylvania 1894: 1200 Rosetans applied for American Passport Roseto, Pennsylvania

1. Roseto: Issue Heart attack epidemic in the US Leading cause of death in men under 65 Stewart Wolf, physician, investigated Roseto for heart attack death rates Heart disease in Roseto, 50% of US No suicide, alcoholism, or drug addiction Roseto was an outlier, a place were the normal rules do not apply.

2. Roseto: Hypotheses Dietary practices Genetics Location Found out Rosetans struggled with obesity (41% of calories came from fat) Genetics Tracked down relatives of Rosetans, but these did not share their heatlhy condition Location People in Bangor and Nazareth had death rates from Heart Disease 3 times higher.

2. Roseto: Conclusion “The Rosetans were healthy because of where they came from, because of the world they had created for themselves in their tiny town in the hills.” Understand heart attacks in a new way: looking beyond the individual Culture he or she was part of have a profound effect