In his #1 bestselling books The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell has explored the ways we understand and change our world. Now he looks at the complex and surprising ways the weak can defeat the strong, 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. Drawing upon examples … success. Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology, and an array of unforgettable characters around the world, David and Goliath is in many ways the most practical and provocative book Malcolm Gladwell has ever written.
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I appreciate Gladwell’s various twists on everyday assumptions. This looks at the two sides of life’s struggle to compete and how it really isn’t the big guy who always wins or overcomes a situation. He uses many examples and studies to expose this different way of looking at it. Such as: David and Goliath; advantages and disadvantages of …
I really enjoy Malcolm Gladwell’s books. They’re always thought provoking and filled with interesting case studies. While I enjoyed this one, I’m not sure the David & Goliath theme made for a solid hypothesis. Many facets of the book didn’t really support his original argument.
The chapter on dyslexics surprised me. As a dyslexic, it was the most …
I really enjoyed this on audible and was so impressed I even got my husband to read it. I’d say the first half was far better than the second half. The chapters about how how choosing a stretch school for college isn’t always the best for a student left the biggest impression on me.
It’s great to turn things upside down and look at them in different ways. Gladwell always accomplishes this with his books. My undergraduate degree was in Sociology so I am always fascinated with group/societal behaviour, cultural trends, how individual behaviour is affected, etc. So I just ate this book up!
Very Malcolm Gladwell ‘s style so it’s a little predictable, but A good read nonetheless
Everybody counts! As a specie, a community, a group we need variety! Without it nothing new happens, nothing new is created, there is no new understanding.
I love all of Malcolm Gladwell. His insight is a gift to our generation. This may be my favorite of his books. in the classic Gladwell-ian format, he shows us that things may not be as disadvantageous as we think them to be.
Have all of Gladwell’s books.
Malcolm Gladwell opened my eyes to a new way of thinking. I use many of his ideas in my keynote speeches.
It just makes sense. Entertaining, all the stories keep posted interest.
Love anything by Gladwell.
I like Gladwell, but the problem with him is that he seems to start out with an idea and then cherry picks evidence to support his thesis.
Most of us are “Davids” in this world and Malcolm Gladwell shows us that this can be a very good thing.
Gladwell never disappoints, pointing out the obvious that is in plane sight but completely invisible to us. The story of David was a blitzkrieg on what I had taken for granted, that David was just a little helpless boy. And so went the whole book, enlightenment and enlightenment. Truly a book for anyone. Thanks, Malcolm.
Fascinating premise: the idea that adverse circumstances and handicaps can actually turn out to be “blessings in disguise” (for some of us, in certain situations). I love everything Malcolm Gladwell writes. I love the unique connections he sees between events and unlikely explanations. My favorite from this book was the concept that “worldly” …