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"Hace 3.000 años, en un campo de batalla de la antigua Palestina, un pastor derribó a un poderoso guerrero valiéndose únicamente de una piedra y una honda. Desde entonces los nombres de David y Goliat se han convertido en el símbolo de la lucha entre el desvalido y el gigante. La victoria de David fue inverosímil y milagrosa. No debería haber ganado. ¿O sí? En David y Goliat, Malcolm Gladwell cuestiona el modo en el que pensamos sobre obstáculos y desventajas, ofreciendo una nueva interpretación de lo que significa ser discriminado, vivir con una discapacidad, perder a un padre, tener que ir a una universidad mediocre o sufrir cualquier otro tipo de desgracia. Gladwell parte de la historia real de lo que sucedió hace siglos entre el gigante y el pastor. Desde ahí, David y Goliat analiza el conflicto de Irlanda del Norte, la mente de los investigadores del cáncer y la de los líderes de los derechos civiles, el alto precio de la venganza y la dinámica de las clases que obtienen buenos resultados, y de las que no, para demostrar cuánto de lo que hay de bello y de importante en el mundo se origina en el sufrimiento y en la adversidad. En la tradición de sus anteriores best sellers Inteligencia intuitiva, La clave del éxito, Fueras de serie y Lo que vio el perro, Gladwell recurre a la historia, a la psicología, a la ciencia y a su maestría como narrador para dar nueva forma al modo en que concebimos el mundo que nos rodea."--P. [4] of cover.
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Motivation, Motivation (Psychology), Struggle, Success, Psychological aspects, Opportunity, Achievement, Motivation (psychology), Decision making, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2013-10-20, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Large type books, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2015-04-26, Motivación (Psicología), Conflicto (Psicología), Exito, Motivation (Psychologie), Effort, Aspect psychologique, Occasion (Philosophie), Succès, Nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2015-04-26, New york times bestsellerShowing 3 featured editions. View all 16 editions?
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David et Goliath
2014, Les Éditions Transcontinental, Les Affaires
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David and Goliath: underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants
2013, Little, Brown and Company
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David y Goliat: desvalidos, inadaptados, y el arte de luchar contra gigantes
2013
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Translation of: David and Giliath : underdogs, misfits and the art of battling giants.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-273) and index.
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We all know that underdogs can win -- that's what the David versus Goliath legend tells us, and we've seen it with our own eyes. Or have we? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell, with his unparalleled ability to grasp connections others miss, uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty, the powerful and the dispossessed. Gladwell examines the battlefields of Northern Ireland and Vietnam, takes us into the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, and digs into the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms–all in an attempt to demonstrate how fundamentally we misunderstand the true meaning of advantages and disadvantages. When is a traumatic childhood a good thing? When does a disability leave someone better off? Do you really want your child to go to the best school he or she can get into? Why are the childhoods of people at the top of one profession after another marked by deprivation and struggle? Drawing upon psychology, history, science, business, and politics, David and Goliath is a beautifully written book about the mighty leverage of the unconventional. Millions of readers have been waiting for the next Malcolm Gladwell book. That wait is over. - Publisher.
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