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

by Malcolm Gladwell

Book Overview

Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives.
Three 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316204366
• ISBN13: 9780316204361
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A must read for every Special needs parents

As I read this book I felt so much less alone as a special needs parent. I would recommend this book to anyone, who cares about kids and about their education.

Malcolm Gladwell did it again

Malcolm Gladwell is easily my favorite author-- quick witted, interesting, and incredibly thoughftul in his writing. If you have read anything from his previously, David & Goliath does not disappoint!