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The Sports Gene

Talent, Practice And The Truth About Success

by David Epstein
language: english
Publisher: Vintage Publishing, January of 2014 ‧
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Offers an exploration of athletic success. This book shows why some skills that we imagine are innate are not - like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball player - and why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like the motivation to practice, might in fact have important genetic components.

The Sports Gene

Talent, Practice And The Truth About Success

by David Epstein

Property Description
ISBN: 9780224091626
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Release Date: January of 2014
Language: English
Dimensions: 130 x 198 x 21 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 352
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Science > Other Sciences
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780224091626

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Epstein

David Epstein formou-se em Ciências do Ambiente e em Astronomia na Universidade de Columbia, onde concluiu o mestrado em Ciências do Ambiente e Jornalismo. Fez parte da equipa de investigação da Sports Ilustrated, onde se dedicou sobretudo às relações entre ciência e desporto – que estão na origem do seu primeiro bestseller do The New York Times, The Sports Gene (de 2013). Trabalha atualmente na ProPublica, uma organização americana sem fins lucrativos que procura dar a conhecer trabalhos de investigação jornalística de interesse público. Vive em Washington, DC.

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