Mr. Gladwell's "there is more than meets the eye" mode of operandi is in place with this volume. His contention is that there is a flip-side to the notion that might wins; bigger and stronger prevails.
Malcolm always makes me think. And apparently, he thought about his childhood Mennonite upbringing while researching David and Goliath. In his own words, "I think there has been an overemphasis of the idea that David’s victory was improbable. When you look closer to that story and you understand the full historical context, you see it from a different perspective. Here was a guy who brilliantly changed the rules of combat. He was equipped with a sling that was routinely used by armies to defeat the sort that Goliath was. David was very skilled at using the weapon and he was filled with the spirit of the Lord. Put those things together, why is he an underdog? He’s smarter than his opponent, better armed and he had this extraordinary force in his heart. When you understand that perspective, you understand that sometimes our instinct about where power comes from is wrong."
During the writing of "David and Goliath," Malcolm says that he was brought "back into the fold." Welcome, my good man. Welcome.
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I'll check it out. Aa and I really loved Gladwell's "Tipping Point" and "Outliers."
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