The dramatic findings of a ground-breaking study of 120 immensely talented individuals reveal astonishing new information on developing talent in young people.
•The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done
•Learning to Be a Concert Pianist
•One Concert Pianist
•The Development of Accomplished Sculptors
•The Development of Olympic Swimmers
•One Olympic Swimmer
•Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player
•The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians
•One Mathematician: “Hal Foster”
•Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist
•Phases of Learning
•Home Influences on Talent Development
•A Long-Term Commitment to Learning
•Generalizations About Talent Development