Friday, February 28, 2014

DAVID AND GOLIATH: UNDERDOGS, MISFITS AND THE ART OF FIGHTING GIANTS, by Malcom Gladwell


Another audio book, and my first Malcom Gladwell.  I know several of you have read some of his other books so I can't speak to how this compares, but I quite enjoyed it.  It's not so long that it repeats itself as some self-help books do, but it's long enough to flesh out his point which is that many of life's biggest problems are solved by ignoring the obvious and looking for the "other" solution. He deals with everything from education, money, and war to crime and punishment and careers.  His suggestion that a constant willingness to think outside the box is timely and well framed.  The book is full of very interesting stories with relevant application and was a great juxtaposition to my reading of Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In which I was reading at the same time  See me for further discussion, but help yourself to the audible account and give this book a listen-to!

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