David and Goliath : underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
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9780316204361, 0316204366
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
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Book
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ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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9780316204361, 0316204366

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and index.
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Uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty, and the powerful and the dispossessed.
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"Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, 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 shouldn't have won. Or should he have? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges 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. Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath 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" -- from publisher's web site.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gladwell, M. (2013). David and Goliath: underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-. 2013. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants Little, Brown and Company, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gladwell, Malcolm. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2013.

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