David and Goliath : underdogs, misfits and the art of battling giants

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Title:

Author:

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- author.

ISBN:

9781846145810

9781846145827

Personal Author:

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- author.

Uniform Title:

David and Goliath (Little, Brown and Company)

Physical Description:

ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents:

Goliath : "Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?" -- The Advantages of Disadvantages (and the Disadvantages of Advantages). Vivek Ranadivé: "It was really random. I mean, my father had never played basketball before." ; Teresa DeBrito: "My largest class was twenty-nine kids. Oh, it was fun." ; Caroline Sacks: "If I'd gone to the University of Maryland, I'd still be in science. -- The Theory of Desirable Difficulty. David Boies: You wouldn't wish dyslexia on your child. Or would you? ; Emil "Jay" Freireich: "How Jay did it, I don't know." ; Wyatt Walker: "De rabbit is de slickest o' all de animals de Lawd ever made." -- The Limits of Power. Rosemary Lawlor: "I wasn't born that way. This was forced upon me." ; Wilma Derksen: "We have all done something dreadful in our lives, or have felt the urge to." ; André Trocmé: "We feel obliged to tell you that there are among us a certain number of Jews."

Abstract:

"Why do underdogs succeed so much more than they should? How do they weak outsmart the strong? In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a ... journey to uncover the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty"--Page 4 of cover.

Subject Term:

Motivation (Psychology)

Struggle -- Psychological aspects.

Opportunity.

Success.

Decision making.

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Why do underdogs succeed so much more than they should? How do the weak outsmart the strong? In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a scintillating and surprising journey to uncover the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty.

From the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Vietnam, through the tactics of civil rights leaders and the problem of privilege, Gladwell demonstrates how terribly we misunderstand the true meaning of advantage and disadvantage. When is a traumatic childhood a good thing? How can a disability leave someone better off? And do you really want your child to go to the best school he or she can get into?

Drawing on the stories of remarkable underdogs, history, science, psychology and his unparalleled ability to make the connections other miss, David and Goliath is a brilliant, illuminating book that overturns conventional thinking, and brings home the incredible leverage of the unexpected.