{"product_id":"9780316204361","title":"David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMalcolm Gladwell, the #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw,\u003c\/i\u003e offers his most provocative---and dazzling---book yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient \u003cst1 w\u003e\u003cst1 w\u003ePalestine\u003c\/st1\u003e\u003c\/st1\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eshouldn't \u003c\/i\u003ehave won. \u003cp\u003eOr should he have? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath\u003c\/i\u003e, Malcolm Gladwell\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003echallenges 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGladwell begins with the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers---\u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw---\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath\u003c\/i\u003e draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48144542040304,"sku":"9780316204361","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316204361_p0.jpg?v=1763679679","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316204361","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}