Developing Talent in Young People

Developing Talent in Young People

The dramatic findings of a ground-breaking study of 120 immensely talented individuals reveal astonishing new information on developing talent in young people.

- The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done
- Learning to Be a Concert Pianist
- One Concert Pianist
- The Development of Accomplished Sculptors
- The Development of Olympic Swimmers
- One Olympic Swimmer
- Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player
- The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians
- One Mathematician: "Hal Foster"
- Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist
- Phases of Learning
- Home Influences on Talent Development
- A Long-Term Commitment to Learning
- Generalizations About Talent Development

  • Format: Paperback | 576 pages
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 30mm | 658g
  • Publication date: 12 Jan 1985
  • Publisher: Random House USA Inc
  • Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 034531509X
  • ISBN13: 9780345315090
  • Bestsellers rank: 372,233

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