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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Measuring ourselves against high-flying peers harms our confidence and keeps us from truly achieving our full potential.
Chapter 3: Being raised in privilege can hinder a child’s ability to learn important lessons about life early.
Chapter 4: Learning difficulties may make reading arduous, yet sufferers can develop remarkable skills elsewhere.
Chapter 5: Trauma can drive people to achieve great things through heightened courage and resilience afterward.
Chapter 6: Underdogs can defy the odds and win by using unconventional tactics.
Chapter 7: The Civil Rights Movement’s shrewd tactics reveal that tricks and deception are vital weapons in an underdog’s arsenal for success.
Chapter 8: To achieve our goals, we must be ready to take risks and unsettle those around us at times.
Chapter 9: Far from deterring crime, excessive and harsh punishments actually make it worse.
Chapter 10: People defy authorities they see as enemies, but obey those they view as fair and humane instead.
Description
David and Goliath (2013) shares myriad stories of underdogs who won out against all the odds. Throwing out our traditional ideas of what it takes to be a success, it offers unconventional views on subjects such as the downsides to privilege, the benefits of learning difficulties, and how authorities should treat their citizens. These lessons are infused with academic studies, historical examples and detailed interviews with the underdogs themselves.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone looking for motivation or inspiration in their lives
- Anyone who has always wanted to know the behind-the-scenes or personal stories of well-known events in history
- Anyone interested in psychology, or crime and punishment