![]() ![]() That makes sense!” Challenges are good for us. The premise is simple-Gladwell looks at what happens when ordinary people confront giants. The giants are literal (Goliath) and metaphorical (challenges such as dyslexia, surviving the childhood death of a parent, living during the London Blitz, and the conflict in Northern Ireland.) Gladwell’s conclusions are the type of stunning that are often followed by a “well, of course. ![]() Or actually, many stories of people who should have been bested in battle and yet, weren’t. After all, the book has plenty of plot twists, some snappy dialogue and it’s one hell of a story. So I was surprised that I raced through Maxwell Gladwell’s David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants in a record-breaking, medal-earning sprint. I enjoy a good story, I like dialogue, I love plot twists. Although I host the Alpha Mom parenting book discussion group, the truth is that I do not often read non-fiction for pleasure. ![]()
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