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David And Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, And The Art Of Battling Giants (2013)

by Malcolm Gladwell(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0316204366 (ISBN13: 9780316204361)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Little, Brown and Company

review 1: As with his other books, he twists conventional wisdom on its head. Interesting for lay people as well as sociologists. I felt about midway through, though that he could find a pattern in anything, drawing together enough evidence to lay out a conclusion. Still--everything made sense to me, and I believe that many of his conclusions will be useful as I work in my community, especially with the "Davids".
review 2: This is an easy read that is a light version of Freakonomics - popular assumptions about cause and effect may not be true, especially when it comes to personal adversity or supposed disadvantage. It makes me want to work harder to improve teacher quality in my local area. I recommend it from the library - I wouldn't buy it even as an ebook because I... more think it unlikely I would refer back to it or reread it. less

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