Shelfology Book Pairing

Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

by Malcolm Gladwell

The best-selling author of Outliers uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty, the powerful and the dispossessed.

An American Life

by Walter Isaacson

Rescuing Benjamin Franklin from the clich of genial codger, this book celebrates the most interesting, advanced, and earthy of the founding fathers. 16-page four-color insert.