David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell

A book every underdog would like even though it touches on things they may be sensitive to. In short the book is about how disadvantages prepare people for success in their unique ways.

Notes:
– Scans show people with dyslexia have different brains.

– In court answer slow and deliberate take your time so you don’t show where you get flustered.

Table of Contents
Introduction/Synopsis

PART I: WHEN ADVANTAGES BECOME DISADVANTAGES
1. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part I: Money and Parenting

2. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part II: Small Class Sizes

3. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part III: Miscellaneous Excessiveness

4. Power and Authority Gone Awry

PART II: WHEN DISADVANTAGES BECOME ADVANTAGES: DESIRABLE DIFFICULTIES
5. The Plight of the Dyslexic

6. Successful Dyslexics

7. Dyslexia and Risk-Taking

8. Severe Trauma: The Trauma of Losing a Parent in Childhood

PART III: UNDERDOG GROUPS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNCONVENTIONAL TACTICS AND APPROACHES
9. Underdog Armies (and a Digression into the Story of David and Goliath)

10. Underdog Sports Teams: The Redwood City Junior Girls Basketball Team

11. Conclusion