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Author Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-

Title David and Goliath : underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants / Malcolm Gladwell.

Publication Info. New York : Little Brown and Company, [2013]
©2013

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  LP 155.24 GLADWELL    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Large Print Materials  LARGE PRINT 155.24 GLADWELL    Missing
 Burlington Public Library - Large Print Materials  LP 155.24 GLADWELL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Large Print Materials  LP 155.24 G45    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  LP 155.24 GLADWELL c.2  Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Large Print Materials  LT 155.24 GLADWELL    Check Shelf
Edition Large print edition.
Description x, 512 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology and an array of unforgettable characters around the world, the author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers looks at the complex and surprising ways in which the weak can defeat the strong, how the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [475]-512).
Contents Introduction: Goliath -- pt. 1. Advantages of disadvantages (and the disadvantages of advantages) -- pt. 2. Theory of desirable difficulty -- pt. 3. Limits of power.
Note GMD: large print.
Subject Success -- Attitudes.
Success -- Psychological aspects.
Goal (Psychology)
Genre/Form Large type books.
ISBN 9780316239851 Large type
0316239852 Large type
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