Simon Winchester's brilliant chronicle of the destruction of the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883 charts the birth of our modern world
In The Face: Strangers on a Pier
The police had lost control and violence became a way of life to survive
When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown up
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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, Malcolm Gladwell classics & poetry Simon Winchester's brilliant chronicle ofExplore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia. 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.