David & Goliath

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David & Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Malcolm Gladwell
Date published: 2015
First published: 2013
Pages: 305
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Total copies: 15

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Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a pebble and a sling-and ever since, the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David’s victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn’t have won. Or should he? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, suffer from a disability, lose a parent, attend a mediocre school, or endure any number of other apparent setbacks. David and Goliath draws upon history, psychology and powerful story-telling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.

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