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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell

4.0

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This is definitely the least boring of Gladwell's books, so that's a start. Every time I read one of his books, the premise is great, but the execution doesn't always live up to what I expect. For the most part that wasn't the case this time. It's the constant overlapping of stories that bugged me in this one; I understand relating back to previous stories to prove his point, but it was never just a few lines about how they related, it was huge chunks, paragraphs. It was very distracting in places, to the point I'd forget the actual tithe if the chapter and have to go back to see who was actually supposed to be the main focus. Luckily for Gladwell, he writes well and is engaging, so I kept going. This is his best so far, though I've yet go read Outliers, so we shall see. If you loved Tipping Point and Blink, you'll love this one. If you were bored reading those, I'd still recommend giving this one a try, it's the most interesting by far.