Worldwide bestselling author and journalist for The New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell, inspired by the biblical story of David and Goliath, analyzes the phenomenon of the victory of the weak over the strong. Using examples of real people - a Hollywood millionaire who earned his first dollars at the age of 10 cleaning streets; a coach who used a special game strategy to win a weak basketball team; a doctor who persistently searched for ways to combat childhood leukemia; a fearless civil rights activist in the midst of racial discrimination and other courageous people who rose to the challenge of seemingly insurmountable challenges, Gladwell shows that a weak person, endowed with will, resourcefulness and a keen sense of justice, can defeat even the most powerful adversary.