#30 in Psychology
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
- NYT bestseller · 32 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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About the book
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is a non-fiction book written by Canadian writer Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown and Company on October 1, 2013. The book focuses on the probability of improbable events occurring in situations where one outcome is greatly favored over the other. The book contains many different stories of these underdogs who wind up beating the odds, the most famous being the story of David and Goliath. Despite generally negative reviews, the book was a bestseller, rising to #4 on The New York Times Hardcover Non-fiction chart, and #5 on USA Today's Best-Selling Books.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 304 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 67% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Psychology average of 7.9. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 22 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 282 | 93% |
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