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David And Goliath

Malcolm Gladwell

44 pages • 1 hour read

Malcolm Gladwell

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

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    1.

    A frequent criticism of David and Goliath is that the anecdotes Gladwell provides do not support the conclusions he draws. Do you share the criticism? Why or why not?

    2.

    Are you convinced by Gladwell’s suggestion that dyslexia can be an advantage?

    3.

    Does your life, or the life of anyone you know, have examples of the “remote misses” leading to an air of invulnerability in it? Discuss.

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