- Published: 3 October 2013
- ISBN: 9780241959602
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 304
David and Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants
- Published: 3 October 2013
- ISBN: 9780241959602
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 304
When you read it, you feel like you can topple giants
Jon Ronson
I devoured it in a single reading, being a Gladwell addict for many years
Richard E. Grant
His most accessible book ... A Scheherazade for our time, talking to keep us going and make us think
Gaby Wood, Daily Telegraph
His best yet ... intoxicating, powerful ... more socially and morally engaged than his previous work
Oliver Burkeman, Guardian
A pleasure
Tim Adams, Observer
Lovely ... as with most of Gladwell's books he had me at hello - the initial thesis is simply irresistible
Leah McLaren, Globe and Mail
Truly intriguing and inspiring ... unforgettable
Hector Tobar, Los Angeles Times
As always, Gladwell's sweep is breathtaking and thought-provoking ... I've long admired Gladwell's work
Joe Nocera, The New York Times
Fascinating ... Gladwell is a master of synthesis. This perennially bestselling author prides himself on radical re-thinking and urges the rest of us to follow suit
Heller McAlpin, Washington Post
David and Goliath readers will travel with colorful characters who overcame great difficulties and learn fascinating facts about the Battle of Britain, cancer medicine and the struggle for civil rights, to name just a few topics upon which Mr. Gladwell's wide-ranging narrative touches. This is an entertaining book
Christopher F. Chabris, Wall Street Journal
What propels the book, like all of Gladwell's writing, is his intoxicating brand of storytelling. He is the master of mixing familiar elements with surprise counter-intuitions, and then seasoning with a sprinkling of scientific evidence ... Gladwell is a master craftsman, an outlier amongst authors
Rob Brooks, Huffington Post
Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath, an energetic, counterintuitive exploration of why (and how) underdogs succeed, and how disabilities, traumatic childhoods, and other seeming lacks can sometimes trump power
Guardian, Books of the Year 2013