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

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出版社: Penguin Books Ltd
2013-10
ISBN: 9781846145810
定价: 192.80
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正文语种: 英语
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  • David and Goliath is the dazzling and provocative new book from Malcolm Gladwell, no.1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog SawWhy do underdogs succeed so much more than we expect? How do the weak outsmart the strong? In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a scintillating and surprising journey through the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty.From the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Vietnam, through the tactics of civil rights leaders and the problem of privilege, Gladwell demonstrates how we misunderstand the true meaning of advantage and disadvantage. When does a traumatic childhood work in someone's favour? How can a disability leave someone better off? And do you really want your child to go to the best school he or she can get into? David and Goliath draws on the stories of remarkable underdogs, history, science, psychology and on Malcolm Gladwell's unparalleled ability to make the connections other miss. It's a brilliant, illuminating book that overturns conventional thinking about power and advantage.Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What The Dog Saw.'A global  phenomenon... there is, it seems, no subject over which he cannot scatter some  magic dust' Observer Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What The Dog Saw. PART I: WHEN ADVANTAGES BECOME DISADVANTAGES
    1. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part I: Money and Parenting
    2. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part II: Small Class Sizes
    3. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part III: Miscellaneous Excessiveness
    4. Power and Authority Gone Awry
    PART II: WHEN DISADVANTAGES BECOME ADVANTAGES: DESIRABLE DIFFICULTIES
    5. The Plight of the Dyslexic
    6. Successful Dyslexics
    ◾a. David Boies
    ◾b. Brain Grazer
    7. Dyslexia and Risk-Taking
    8. Severe Trauma: The Trauma of Losing a Parent in Childhood
    ◾a. Emil ‘Jay’ Freireich
    PART III: UNDERDOG GROUPS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNCONVENTIONAL TACTICS AND APPROACHES
    9. Underdog Armies (and a Digression into the Story of David and Goliath)
    10. Underdog Sports Teams: The Redwood City Junior Girls Basketball Team
    11. Conclusion
  • 内容简介:
    David and Goliath is the dazzling and provocative new book from Malcolm Gladwell, no.1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog SawWhy do underdogs succeed so much more than we expect? How do the weak outsmart the strong? In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a scintillating and surprising journey through the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty.From the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Vietnam, through the tactics of civil rights leaders and the problem of privilege, Gladwell demonstrates how we misunderstand the true meaning of advantage and disadvantage. When does a traumatic childhood work in someone's favour? How can a disability leave someone better off? And do you really want your child to go to the best school he or she can get into? David and Goliath draws on the stories of remarkable underdogs, history, science, psychology and on Malcolm Gladwell's unparalleled ability to make the connections other miss. It's a brilliant, illuminating book that overturns conventional thinking about power and advantage.Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What The Dog Saw.'A global  phenomenon... there is, it seems, no subject over which he cannot scatter some  magic dust' Observer
  • 作者简介:
    Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What The Dog Saw.
  • 目录:
    PART I: WHEN ADVANTAGES BECOME DISADVANTAGES
    1. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part I: Money and Parenting
    2. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part II: Small Class Sizes
    3. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part III: Miscellaneous Excessiveness
    4. Power and Authority Gone Awry
    PART II: WHEN DISADVANTAGES BECOME ADVANTAGES: DESIRABLE DIFFICULTIES
    5. The Plight of the Dyslexic
    6. Successful Dyslexics
    ◾a. David Boies
    ◾b. Brain Grazer
    7. Dyslexia and Risk-Taking
    8. Severe Trauma: The Trauma of Losing a Parent in Childhood
    ◾a. Emil ‘Jay’ Freireich
    PART III: UNDERDOG GROUPS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNCONVENTIONAL TACTICS AND APPROACHES
    9. Underdog Armies (and a Digression into the Story of David and Goliath)
    10. Underdog Sports Teams: The Redwood City Junior Girls Basketball Team
    11. Conclusion
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