The perceived underdog often wins to become top dog
David and Goliath draws on the stories of outstanding underdogs, history, science and psychology.
AUTHOR, Malcolm Gladwell, has published his fifth book, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants.
In his own inimable way, Gladwell uses an interesting collection of stories and anecdotes and finds the common thread. He explores why underdogs do win, and how sometimes the weaker ones do outdo the perceived strong.
He reveals the hidden dynamics between the weak and strong, using the David and Goliath story to illlustrate this, among many others.
He discusses how very small classes in schools are not ideal, and why children who struggle and who lose a parent, often succeed attaining top careers. He reveals how we misinterpret what advantages and disadvantages are because many times what we think are disadvantages, are in fact more beneficial.
David and Goliath draws on the stories of outstanding underdogs, history, science and psychology.
Gladwell is a staff writer at The New Yorker, was born in the United Kingdome and lives in New York. His previous books are The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw.
