
Malcolm Gladwell: David and Goliath
Socrates in the City
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Dick Cavett: A Middle-Distance Champion
Malcolm and I have all these things in common. We've both plugged our books on Glenn Beck. Dick Cavett once famously said that Sarah Palin is the only person he knows of who has no first language. Malcolm was a middle-distance champion, a 14-year-old running champion. He won the 1,500-meter race in all of Ontario high schoolers. Got the gold medal at age 14.
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