David and Goliath : underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants /: underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Malcolm Gladwell.
• Other Names: Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
• Contents: Goliath : "Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?" -- pt 1. The advantages of disadvantages (and the disadvantages of advantages) : Vivek Ranadivé: "It was really random. I mean, my father had never played basketball before." ; Teresa DeBrito: "My largest class was twenty-nine kids. Oh, it was fun." ; Caroline Sacks: "If I'd gone to the University of Maryland, I'd still be in science -- pt. 2. The theory of desirable difficulty : David Boies: You wouldn't wish dyslexia on your child. Or would you? ; Emil "Jay" Freireich: "How Jay did it, I don't know." ; Wyatt Walker: "De rabbit is de slickest o' all de animals de Lawd ever made." -- pt. 3. The limits of power : Rosemary Lawlor: "I wasn't born that way. This was forced upon me." ; Wilma Derksen: "We have all done something dreadful in our lives, or have felt the urge to." ; André Trocmé: "We feel obliged to tell you that there are among us a certain number of Jews."
• Publisher Details: New York : Little, Brown and Company
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 305 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 155.2/4; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving; Social Psychology; Psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology; Popular Science; Management Decision Making; Popular Culture; Motivation (Psychology); Struggle -- Psychological aspects; Opportunity; Success; Downloadable e-Books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780316251068; 0316251062; 9780316204385; 0316204382; 9780241959602; 0241959608
• Related ISBNs: 9780316204361; 0316204366; 9780241959596; 0241959594
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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