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The Sports Gene - Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success (Paperback) Loot Price: R318
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The Sports Gene - Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success (Paperback)

David Epstein

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'A wonderful book. Thoughtful...fascinating' Malcolm Gladwell Do you believe some people are born athletes? Is sporting talent innate or something that can be achieved through endurance and practise? In this ground-breaking and entertaining exploration of athletic success, award-winning writer David Epstein gets to the heart of the great nature vs. nurture debate, and explodes myths about how and why humans excel. Along the way, Epstein: - Exposes the flaws in the so-called 10,000-hour rule that states that rigorous practice from a young age is the only route to success. - Shows why some skills that we imagine are innate are not - like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball player. - Uncovers why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like the motivation to practice, might in fact have important genetic components. Throughout, The Sports Gene forces us to rethink the very nature of success.

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Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 2014
First published: 2014
Authors: David Epstein
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 978-0-224-09162-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General
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LSN: 0-224-09162-X
Barcode: 9780224091626

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