David And Goliath Malcolm Gladwells provocative new 1 bestseller -- now in paperback. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a pebble and a sling-and ever since, the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. Davids victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldnt have won. Or should he In DAVID AND GOLIATH, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvanta