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David and Goliath
Audie Award Winner, Nonfiction, 2014

Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the bestselling author ofThe Bomber Mafia.

Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then 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 have?

In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwellchallenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks.

Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms—all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity.

In the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers—The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw—David and Goliath draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.
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Revenge of the Tipping Point

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The Bomber Mafia

The Bomber Mafia

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The Bomber Mafia

The Bomber Mafia

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Parler aux inconnus

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Talking to Strangers

Talking to Strangers

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Talking to Strangers

Talking to Strangers

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Endure

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Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?

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Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?

Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?

Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley, Alain de Botton, Malcolm Gladwell

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Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?

Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?

Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley, Alain de Botton, Malcolm Gladwell

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Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?

Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?

Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley, Alain de Botton, Malcolm Gladwell

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David and Goliath

David and Goliath

Malcolm Gladwell

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Why I Run: The Remarkable Journey of the Ordinary Runner

Why I Run: The Remarkable Journey of the Ordinary Runner

Mark MDiv Sutcliffe

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Personality, Character, and Intelligence

Personality, Character, and Intelligence

Malcolm Gladwell

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What the Dog Saw

What the Dog Saw

Malcolm Gladwell

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Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses

Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses

Malcolm Gladwell

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What the Dog Saw

What the Dog Saw

Malcolm Gladwell

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Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses

Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses

Malcolm Gladwell

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Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius

Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius

Malcolm Gladwell

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Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius

Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius

Malcolm Gladwell

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What the Dog Saw

What the Dog Saw

Malcolm Gladwell

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Outliers

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

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Outliers

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

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Outliers

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

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Blink

Blink

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The Tipping Point

The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell

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The Tipping Point

The Tipping Point

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Blink

Blink

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The Tipping Point

The Tipping Point

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Unleashing the Ideavirus

Unleashing the Ideavirus

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