| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. |
| Contents |
Goliath : "Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?" -- pt 1. The advantages of disadvantages (and the disadvantages of advantages) : Vivek Ranadivé: "It was really random. I mean, my father had never played basketball before." ; Teresa DeBrito: "My largest class was twenty-nine kids. Oh, it was fun." ; Caroline Sacks: "If I'd gone to the University of Maryland, I'd still be in science -- pt. 2. The theory of desirable difficulty : David Boies: You wouldn't wish dyslexia on your child. Or would you? ; Emil "Jay" Freireich: "How Jay did it, I don't know." ; Wyatt Walker: "De rabbit is de slickest o' all de animals de Lawd ever made." -- pt. 3. The limits of power : Rosemary Lawlor: "I wasn't born that way. This was forced upon me." ; Wilma Derksen: "We have all done something dreadful in our lives, or have felt the urge to." ; André Trocmé: "We feel obliged to tell you that there are among us a certain number of Jews." |
| Subject |
Motivation (Psychology)
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Motivation (Psychology) |
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Struggle -- Psychological aspects.
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Struggle. |
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Psychological aspects. |
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Opportunity.
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Opportunity. |
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Success.
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Success. |
| ISBN |
9780316204361 (hardcover) |
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0316204366 |
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