David and Goliath

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is Malcolm Gladwell’s examination of what happens when ordinary people confront giants, powerful opponents, daunting challenges, and apparently overwhelming odds. Beginning with a retelling of the famous Biblical story that reveals it is not the miracle it appears to be, Gladwell explores how the things we think of as disadvantages, dyslexia, the loss of a parent, growing up in poverty, being the underdog, often come with unexpected gifts. He draws on examples from the civil rights movement, the classroom, the basketball court, and Silicon Valley to argue that our conventional understanding of power is fundamentally flawed. A fascinating and counter-intuitive book about the hidden advantages of adversity.