David and Goliath: underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants
(Large Print)
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
First Edition.
Physical Desc:
x, 512 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Description
The author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to challenge how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, and to fundamentally reshape the way we think about suffering and adversity.
This book uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. In it the author challenges 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. He begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy (David and Goliath) those many years ago. From there, the book 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. -- From book jacket.
This book uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. In it the author challenges 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. He begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy (David and Goliath) those many years ago. From there, the book 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. -- From book jacket.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316239851
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gladwell, M. (2013). David and Goliath: underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants. First Edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-. 2013. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gladwell, Malcolm. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. First Edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
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