This book puts practice on the front burner of all who seek to instill talent and achievement in others as well as in themselves. This is a journey to understand that practice, not games, makes champions. In this book, the authors engage the dream of better, both in fields and e…
"Rules for developing talent with disciplined, deliberate, intelligent practice We live in a competition loving culture. We love the performance, the big win, the ticking seconds of the clock as the game comes down to the wire. We watch games and cheer, sometimes to the point of…
In this book, the authors engage the dream of better, both in fields and endeavors where participants know they should practice and also in those where many do not yet recognize the transformative power of practice. And it's not just whether you practice. How you practice may be…
Introduction -- Verbal Aptitude -- Spatial Aptitude -- Numerical Aptitude -- IQ Tests -- Answers, explanations and assessments. Intelligence quotient and aptitude tests.
Offers a series of practical exercises to help you discover your own strengths and gifts.
Offers a series of practical exercises to help you discover your own strengths and gifts.
What are the origins of greatness? This title brings together a variety of perspectives across various domains, including science, mathematics, expert memory, acting, visual arts, music and sports. It demonstrates that the truth about greatness is far more nuanced and complex th…
What are the origins of greatness? Few other questions have caused such intense debate, controversy, and diversity of opinions. In recent years, a large body of research has accumulated that suggests that the origins of greatness are extraordinarily complex. Instead of talent or…
What are the origins of greatness? This title brings together a variety of perspectives across various domains, including science, mathematics, expert memory, acting, visual arts, music and sports. It demonstrates that the truth about greatness is far more nuanced and complex th…
What are the origins of greatness? Few other questions have caused such intense debate, controversy, and diversity of opinions. In recent years, a large body of research has accumulated that suggests that the origins of greatness are extraordinarily complex. Instead of talent or…
"Diaphanous Bodies: Ability, Disability, and Modernist Irish Literature examines ability, as a category of embodiment and embodied experience, and in the process opens up a new area of inquiry in the growing field of literary disability studies. It argues that the construction o…
Diaphanous Bodies: Ability, Disability, and Modernist Irish Literature examines ability, as a category of embodiment and embodied experience, and in the process opens up a new area of inquiry in the growing field of literary disability studies. It argues that the construction of…