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A review by posh_salad
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
4.0
There are a lot of negative reviews on David & Goliath that seem to be based on the pseudo-science Gladwell presents here. I think that is an unfair judgement on the book. Gladwell is a journalist, not a scientist. Sometimes I think he can wander off his subject and get bogged down in minutiae, but D&G stays on task nicely with the personal stories adding a nice flow.
The book does a very good job of presenting a theory why, when odds are against them, the underdogs sometimes win. It's not an exhaustive study. Gladwell looks at unexpected maneuvers, personal tragedy and/or hardship and "remote misses" as the contributing factors for some cases of success against the odds.
I found the subject interesting and the personal stories inspiring and well presented. It gave me some things to think about. If you're looking for an in-depth study with human subjects, scholarly references and proper application of the scientific method, this isn't going to satisfy you.
The book does a very good job of presenting a theory why, when odds are against them, the underdogs sometimes win. It's not an exhaustive study. Gladwell looks at unexpected maneuvers, personal tragedy and/or hardship and "remote misses" as the contributing factors for some cases of success against the odds.
I found the subject interesting and the personal stories inspiring and well presented. It gave me some things to think about. If you're looking for an in-depth study with human subjects, scholarly references and proper application of the scientific method, this isn't going to satisfy you.