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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A Scheherazade for our time. What if everything we thought about power was wrong? What if, in the ancient story of the shepherd boy who topples a giant, David actually had the advantage? This thought sets Malcolm Gladwell on an extraordinary journey that takes him from art to basketball, the brain to revolutions, along the way weaving unforgettable stories of misfits, outsiders, tricksters and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 549 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 305) Аннотация: »A Scheherazade for our time». (Daily Telegraph). What if everything we thought about power was wrong? What if, in the ancient story of the shepherd boy who topples a giant, David actually had the advantage? This thought sets Malcolm Gladwell on an extraordinary journey that takes him from art to basketball, the brain to revolutions, along the way weaving unforgettable stories of misfits,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Why do underdogs succeed so much more than they should? How do the weak outsmart the strong? In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a scintillating and surprising journey to uncover the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty. From the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Vietnam, through the tactics of civil rights leaders and the problem of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 457 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 287) Аннотация: In his international bestseller «The Tipping Point», Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in «Blink», he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: The biography of an idea: that many of the problems we face — from teenage delinquency to traffic jams — behave like epidemics and are capable of sudden and dramatic change due to their inherent volatility. The author explores the ramifications of this, offering a way to view the world.