David and Goliath : underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants / by Malcolm Gladwell.
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SoundPublisher number: ZP8313 | AudioGO2-AG044 | Hachette AudioPublisher: [New York, N.Y.] : AudioGO/Hachette Audio, [2013]Copyright date: ℗2013Edition: Unabridged, [library edition]Description: 6 audio discs (approximately 7 hr.) : digital, CD audio, stereo. ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - spoken word
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We all know that underdogs can win--that's what the David versus Goliath legend tells us, and we've seen it with our own eyes. Or have we? In David and Goliath , Malcolm Gladwell, with his unparalleled ability to grasp connections others miss, uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty, the powerful and the dispossessed. Gladwell examines the battlefields of Northern Ireland and Vietnam, takes us into the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, and digs into the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms all in an attempt to demonstrate how fundamentally we misunderstand the true meaning of advantages and disadvantages. When is a traumatic childhood a good thing? When does a disability leave someone better off? Do you really want your child to go to the best school he or she can get into? Why are the childhoods of people at the top of one profession after another marked by deprivation and struggle?
"Includes PDF of supplemental material [on disc 6]"--Container.
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Read by the author.
Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology and an array of unforgettable characters around the world, the author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers looks at the complex and surprising ways in which the weak can defeat the strong, how the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success.