PART I: WHEN ADVANTAGES BECOME DISADVANTAGES 1. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part I: Money and Parenting 2. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part II: Small Class Sizes 3. Too Much of a Good Thing, Part III: Miscellaneous Excessiveness 4. Power and Authority Gone Awry PART II: WHEN DISADVANTAGES BECOME ADVANTAGES: DESIRABLE DIFFICULTIES 5. The Plight of the Dyslexic 6. Successful Dyslexics ◾a. David Boies ◾b. Brain Grazer 7. Dyslexia and Risk-Taking 8. Severe Trauma: The Trauma of Losing a Parent in Childhood ◾a. Emil ‘Jay’ Freireich PART III: UNDERDOG GROUPS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNCONVENTIONAL TACTICS AND APPROACHES 9. Underdog Armies (and a Digression into the Story of David and Goliath) 10. Underdog Sports Teams: The Redwood City Junior Girls Basketball Team 11. Conclusion