David and Goliath :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xix, 327 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition
First Back Bay paperback edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Summary
This book uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. In it the author 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. He begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy (David and Goliath) those many years ago. From there, the book 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 book jacket.
Call Number
TEEN SUMMER READING
Publication Date
2015, 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9780316204378
David and Goliath :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition
First edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2013]
Summary
Uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty, and the powerful and the dispossessed. "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.
Call Number
155.24 GLA
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
ISBN
9780316204361 9780316251785
David and Goliath :
Author
Format:
Large print
Physical Description
512 pages (large print) ; 21 cm
Edition
Large print edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, [2013]
Summary
Uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty, and the powerful and the dispossessed.
Call Number
LP 155.24 GLA
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
ISBN
9780316239851
David and Goliath :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
6 audio discs (approximately 7 hr.) : digital, CD audio, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Unabridged, [library edition].
Production / Publication Information
[New York, N.Y.] : AudioGO/Hachette Audio, [2013]
Summary
Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology and an array of unforgettable characters around the world, the author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers looks at the complex and surprising ways in which the weak can defeat the strong, how the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success.
Call Number
CD 155.24 GLA
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781478980445 9781611137521
David and Goliath :
Author
Format:
Sound recording
Physical Description
1 audio media player (approximately 7 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Edition
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2013]
Summary
Malcolm Gladwell, with his unparalleled ability to grasp connections others miss, uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty, the powerful and the dispossessed.
Call Number
PLAYAWAY 155.24 GLA
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781478952725
David and Goliath. MP3 :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
System details note
System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software.
Physical Description
audio disc (approximately 7 hr.) : digital, MP3 ; 4 3/4 in.
Production / Publication Information
[Ashland, Oregon] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2013]
Call Number
AUDIOMP3/155.24/GLADWELL M
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781478980452
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