David and Goliath : Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Paperback)

from kk1

Quite interesting, as the tv show says. It discusses strategies that underdogs used to win throughout history. I am not sure all the examples have a straight forward moral basis, and are justified. And even if they are in these cases, what about the mad scientist doctor who gets it wrong and the ...

from Castlelass

Malcolm Gladwell provides insight into why underdogs are often successful against a more powerful opponent. As is typical in his books, he takes the contrarian position, arguing that these so-called underdogs are skilled in areas under-appreciated by the general population. He cites examples and ...

from Neftzger

I really enjoyed Gladwell's previous works, such as The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference and Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking. What made those books interesting for me is that I'd already read many of the actual research studies he described in those books, ...

from SamSattler

As always in a book of Malcolm Gladwell's, "David and Goliath" is an easily accessible series of stories illustrating the author's latest pet theory about the way the world really works. This time around, Gladwell focuses on the roll of underdogs doing battle with the giants of the world and just...

from Tatoosh

The thesis that ties together the hodge-podge of topics address in David and Goliath is that limitations and weaknesses inherent in the strong/big/rich limit their ability to impose their will on the small/weak/powerless while the very limitations inherent in being small/weak/powerless can lead t...