{"product_id":"david-and-goliath-underdogs-misfits-and-the-art-of-battling-giants-paperback","title":"David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Gladwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore 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 of \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree 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 \u003ci\u003eshouldn't \u003c\/i\u003ehave won. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr should he have? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath\u003c\/i\u003e, Malcolm Gladwell\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003echallenges 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGladwell begins with the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers--\u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath\u003c\/i\u003e draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Gladwell is the author of five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlink, Outliers, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company that produces the podcasts \u003ci\u003eRevisionist History\u003c\/i\u003e, which reconsiders things both overlooked and misunderstood, and \u003ci\u003eBroken Record, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam interview musicians across a wide range of genres. Gladwell has been included in the \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Most Influential People list and touted as one of \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTop Global Thinke\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45333916680294,"sku":"9780316204378","price":29.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/N0RaS2dJMlJHalJXVzUzZzVrbWNIZz09.webp?v=1774471819","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/david-and-goliath-underdogs-misfits-and-the-art-of-battling-giants-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}