Bounce : Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the science of success / Mathew Syed.

By: Syed, MatthewCall number: 650.1 S981B 2010 Material type: BookBookPublisher: New York : Harper, 2010Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 312 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780062004741Other title: BounceSubject(s): Ability | Excellence | Expertise | Gifted persons | SuccessDDC classification: 650.1 S981B 2010
Partial contents:
The hidden logic of success -- Miraculous children? -- Path to excellence -- Mysterious sparks and life-changing mind-sets -- Placebo effect -- Curse of choking and how to avoid it -- Baseball rituals, pigeons, and why great sportsmen feel miserable after winning -- Optical illusions and X-ray vision -- Drugs in sport, schwarzenegger mice, and the future of mankind -- Are blacks superior runners?
Summary: 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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The hidden logic of success -- Miraculous children? -- Path to excellence -- Mysterious sparks and life-changing mind-sets -- Placebo effect -- Curse of choking and how to avoid it -- Baseball rituals, pigeons, and why great sportsmen feel miserable after winning -- Optical illusions and X-ray vision -- Drugs in sport, schwarzenegger mice, and the future of mankind -- Are blacks superior runners?

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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