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

图书标准信息

• 作者 Malcolm Gladwell（马尔科姆·格拉德威尔） 著
• 出版社 Hachette
• 出版时间 2013-10
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780316251785
• 定价 122.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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.

【作者简介】

MalcolmGladwellisastaffwriterforTheNewYorkermagazine,andauthorofTheTippingPoint,Blink,Outliers,andWhatTheDogSaw.