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David and Goliath : underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants / Malcolm Gladwell.

by Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-

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Little, Brown, 2013.

Struggle -- Psychological aspects.

Adaptability (Psychology)

Adjustment (Psychology)

Motivation (Psychology)

9780316204361 (hc.)

0316204366 (hc.)

ix, 305 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-296) and index.

"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 Gladwell 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. 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."--Publisher.

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