David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants 大卫和歌利亚 英文原版

MalcolmGladwell,the#1bestsellingauthorofTheTippingPoint,Blink,Outliers,andWhattheDogSaw,offershismostprovocative---anddazzling---bookyet.ThreethousandyearsagoonabattlefieldinancientPalestine,ashepherdboyfelledamightywarriorwithnothingmorethanastoneandasling,andeversincethenthenamesofDavidandGoliathhavestoodforbattlesbetweenunderdogsandgiants.David'svictorywasimprobableandmiraculous.Heshouldn'thavewon.Orshouldhehave?InDavidandGoliath,MalcolmGladwellchallengeshowwethinkaboutobstaclesanddisadvantages,offeringanewinterpretationofwhatitmeanstobediscriminatedagainst,orcopewithadisability,orloseaparent,orattendamediocreschool,orsufferfromanynumberofotherapparentsetbacks.Gladwellbeginswiththerealstoryofwhathappenedbetweenthegiantandtheshepherdboythosemanyyearsago.Fromthere,DavidandGoliathexaminesNorthernIreland'sTroubles,themindsofcancerresearchersandcivilrightsleaders,murderandthehighcostsofrevenge,andthedynamicsofsuccessfulandunsuccessfulclassrooms---alltodemonstratehowmuchofwhatisbeautifulandimportantintheworldarisesfromwhatlookslikesufferingandadversity.InthetraditionofGladwell'spreviousbestsellers---TheTippingPoint,Blink,OutliersandWhattheDogSaw---DavidandGoliathdrawsuponhistory,psychology,andpowerfulstorytellingtoreshapethewaywethinkoftheworldaroundus.