Sports Gene

Name: Sports Gene
SKU: 9781448189922
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Author: David Epstein
ISBN: 9781448189922

Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success

AvDavid Epstein

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Engelska, 2013

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The truth about performance beyond the 10,000-hour theory.Are champions born or made? In The Sports Gene, investigative journalist David Epstein unpacks the decades-long debate about nature versus nurture in human performance. Drawing on genetics, physiology and psychology, Epstein explores how elite athletes push the limits of body and mind - from the DNA variations that enhance endurance to the training cultures that mould world-class performers.Blending science with gripping storytelling, he reveals that success in sport is far more complex than talent or practice alone. An essential read for fans of Outliers, Range, and anyone fascinated by how and why humans excel.‘A wonderful book. Thoughtful… fascinating’ Malcolm Gladwell‘Terrific and unblinking... a timely corrective to the talent-denial industry’ Ed Smith, New Statesman‘Endlessly fascinating’ Daily Mail‘Captivating, fascinating’ New York Times

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-08-29
Språk:Engelska
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781448189922
Förlag:Vintage Publishing
Utmärkelser:Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2013 (UK)

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Idrottsträning och coachning inom Sport, fritid och hobby

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David Epstein is an award-winning senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he covers sports science, medicine, and Olympic sports. His investigative pieces are among Sports Illustrated’s most high-profile stories. An avid runner himself, he earned All-East honours on Columbia University's varsity track squad. This is his first book.

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"A wonderful book. Thoughtful... fascinating." -- Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers "Provides a powerful and convincing analysis of how genes influence all our lives, especially the careers of elite sportsmen" The Times "A fascinating, thought-provoking look at the leading edge of sports performance, written by a guy who knows the territory. David, besides being a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, was a collegiate runner for Columbia University. More to the point, he's a terrific researcher and a fine, thoughtful writer" -- Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code "Full credit to David Epstein, a Sports Illustrated journalist with a serious and deep knowledge of genetics and sports science, for his terrific and unblinking new book, The Sports Gene, a timely corrective to the talent-denial industry" -- Ed Smith New Statesman "Endlessly fascinating" -- John Harding Daily Mail