Book Review David And Goliath Genre Non-Fiction

Name: Grant Judd Date: 10/5/2017 Period: 1 Book Title: David and Goliath Genre: Non-fiction Author: Malcolm Gladwell Number of Pages: 305 Pages NON-FICTION BOOK REPORT â€Å"The powerful and the strong are not always what they seem.† David and Goliath – Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants is an informative and thought-provoking non-fiction book written by Malcolm Gladwell. This 305-page book begins with the Biblical story of David and Goliath, followed by an explanation of how society views this classic battle the wrong way, which prepares readers for its message. This introductory story is followed by nine chapters, each one telling a symbolic story of modern battles between â€Å"David and Goliath†, in order to persuade†¦show more content†¦In a broad sense, the audience of David and Goliath is any person who enjoys reading and is knowledgeable about popular books. However, this group is quite different than Gladwells intended audience. Every chapter addresses a different group of people, and since they are directly mentioned, these groups have the most to gain from this book. The groups are given specific examples of people with similar lives and issues as them, and Gladwel l proposes ideas that would benefit them. Specifically, these groups are immigrants, minorities, college students, parents, people with disabilities, war victims, civil rights advocates, and victims of traumatic experiences. Malcolm Gladwell tries to change people’s opinion of underdogs, and he tries to help groups in difficult situations. Malcolm Gladwell uses the Biblical story of David and Goliath and other modern-day versions to demonstrate his three main points; that there are disadvantages to advantages, advantages to disadvantages, and that there are some desirable disabilities. Gladwell states that what he was trying to do with his book was get people to take a step back from easy assumptions about what makes the most sense. (2) Another purpose of Malcolm Gladwells book is to convince people never to underestimate any group or individual with a forced weakness or disadvantage. In all nine chapters, there are underdogs facing difficult challenges. The ending of each chapter’s story has underdogs winningShow MoreRelatedOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pages. Organization Theory Challenges and Perspectives John McAuley, Joanne Duberley and Phil Johnson . This book is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive and reliable guide to organisational theory currently available. What is needed is a text that will give a good idea of the breadth and complexity of this important subject, and this is precisely what McAuley, Duberley and Johnson have provided. They have done some sterling service in bringing together the very diverse strands of workRead MoreStrategic Marketing Management337596 Words   |  1351 PagesStrategic Marketing Management Dedication This book is dedicated to the authors’ wives – Gillian and Rosie – and to Ben Gilligan for their support while it was being written. Acknowledgements Our thanks go to Janice Nunn for all the effort that she put in to the preparation of the manuscript. Strategic Marketing Management Planning, implementation and control Third edition Richard M.S. Wilson Emeritus Professor of Business Administration The Business School Loughborough University