David and Goliath

Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

De: Malcolm Gladwell

Narrado por: Malcolm Gladwell

Duración: 7 h y 1 m

Resumen del Editor

Audie Award Winner, Nonfiction, 2014

Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the best-selling author of The Bomber Mafia.

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 miraculous. He shouldn't have won.

Or should he have?

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 Ireland's 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 Gladwell's previous best-sellers - 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.

©2013 Malcolm Gladwell (P)2013 Hachette Audio

This book was so much more than I thought!

I enjoy the Freakanomics book very much. I love to look at things differently. I was so happy to hear that this book in alot of ways, but more philosophically, looks at issues that many of us struggle with. I am a therapist, I work with high-risk clients. Listening to audiobooks has become an important self-care tool for me. This book is so honest and uplifting!

Thought provoking book.

Malcolm Gladwell has written many great books. This is among his best. I plan to listen to it again to get the full message.

Overall, glad I listened.

Not sure I totally agree with all of his points. However, I do like hearing his viewpoint. It stretches my mind and makes me think.

awesome

what I love about this book is the consistency with the ideas described from the beginning.

Truly Inspiring

I enjoyed listening. Very inspirational, I stand in awe of those with such courage and

2nd Gladwell Work, Still Impressed

The most entertaining part of his books are the stories that he brings to light; the conclusions he draws from those stories should be taken with a grain of salt, but are not lacking in definition.

The first work I read was Outliers and would recommend it.

Malcolm Gladwell delivers again!

This was my second Gladwell Audiobook and I feel that they have both been relevant, thought provoking, and entertaining, and everyone should read/listen to what this author has to say

Nice angle

Refreshing to hear some someone thoughtful talk about how advantages and disadvantages are perceived, and carefully measure this perception against case studies.

As with most Malcolm gladwell stuff, it's super thoughtful and interesting, but the extent to which it may be true is questionable... But I still thought it was worth my time.

Already loved the author...still awesome

What did you love best about David and Goliath?

Weaving of stories to provide relevance to these concepts.

What did you like best about this story?

The right amount of detail. Also the author's voice is easy to listen to. Each story told was fact-based, provided insight not commonly known and supported the authors general premise and specific points.

What about Malcolm Gladwell’s performance did you like?

Voice and pace.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Why disadvantages aren't

Just Gladwell

This man has always something to say. He delivers. As always. Such a pleasure to see the world through his eyes