In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwellchallenges 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.
Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there David and Goliath examines Northern Irelands 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.
In the tradition of Gladwells 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.
