Bounce Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the science of success
In this thoughtful, provocative book, a former Olympian persuasively demonstrates how sports offer powerful and often overlooked tools with which to explore fundamental subjects, including biology, morality, globalization, culture, gender, race, and economics.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Bounce : |b Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the science of success / |c Matthew Syed. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Harper, |c c2010. | ||
| 300 | |a viii, 312 p. : |b ill. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-302) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a In this thoughtful, provocative book, a former Olympian persuasively demonstrates how sports offer powerful and often overlooked tools with which to explore fundamental subjects, including biology, morality, globalization, culture, gender, race, and economics. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The talent myth -- The hidden logic of success -- Miraculous children? -- The path to excellence -- Mysterious sparks and life-changing mind-sets -- Paradoxes of the mind -- The placebo effect -- The curse of choking and how to avoid it -- Baseball rituals, pigeons, and why great sportsmen feel miserable after winning -- Deep reflections -- Optical illusions and X-ray vision -- Drugs in sport, Schwarzenegger mice, and the future of mankind -- Are blacks superior runners? | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Ability. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Expertise. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Excellence. | |
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