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David Y Goliat: Desvalidos, Inadaptados Y El Arte de Luchar Contra Gigantes / David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell
3.82 AVERAGE
1.63k reviews for:
David Y Goliat: Desvalidos, Inadaptados Y El Arte de Luchar Contra Gigantes / David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell
3.82 AVERAGE
Pretty solid, classic malcolm gladwell book. One central idea and some different stories and interesting ideas that helped the story. At points, the central thesis of the book was a little hard to follow, so even though some stories were interesting, like the stories of families whose children were murdered and how they treated the killers, I didn't quite get what it had to do with the central concept of underdog advantage as a whole. If I'm trying to get someone into reading malcolm gladwell's books, I'm probably not starting with this one, but if they like all the others they'll like this one too.
This was a decent audiobhook. The idea was interesting. I think some of the examples were a little anecdotal but interesting nonetheless. The idea that if the "underdog" plays by different rules, then maybe they're not underdogs after all. David may not be the underdog we all thought he was. Overall, interesting read. Good for someone who likes different takes on the world and enjoys nonfiction.
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don't quite buy the connections/relationships proposed: impressionists artists and the Salon w/ students at "big pond" universities;
Not perfect, makes some big stretches, but a series of fascinating stories entertainingly told. Nice audio production.
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inspiring
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It's always fun listening to Malcolm Gladwell expound on his well-researched, if selectively anecdotal theories (do get the audio version, Gladwell is a masterful orator.) And if you're playing the Leadership Books With Martin Luther King Stories Drinking Game, you get to take a drink. The book opens with an in-depth analysis of the actual David and Goliath story, demonstrating that the two were a little more equally matched than popularly believed. We then hear stories of underdogs and the powerful -- if not always good -- work that they are able to accomplish by playing by their own rules. I've started bringing total outsiders into meetings as a result of this book so that I can get basketball-coach-who-has-never-played-basketball thinking into the room. It works.
Loved the first half of this book, and then it seemed to fall apart in the second half.
Some interesting thoughts, but as with all of Gladwell's books, so much anecdotal evidence that it is hard to find most of his ideas convincing.
While all interesting stories and anecdotes, I don't think he got his point/theme sufficiently concluded. Empahizing the examples he has discussed is not enough; the theme is there but there isn't enough substance. still an interesting read.