Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; Reprint edition October, 2013 ISBN # 978-0-316-20436-1 Lexile Measure: 580L Classification: Non-fiction Summary: In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell explores our assumptions about obstacles and whether they are based in fact or fiction. |
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Profanity is sparse and far between and found only in a couple of quotes. Words and phrases include “hell,” “son of a b*tch,” “m*therf*cking n*gger,” “bullsh*t” and “bast*rd”. Drug and Alcohol Use: Mild, passing references to alcohol use. Violence and Crime: In Gladwell’s dispassionate way, he discusses a number of violent encounters in an attempt to discover their causes and misconceptions about those causes.
On p. 261, Gladwell mentions a subject’s previous addiction to porn and sexual bondage and S & M. Other: None. |