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New York Times best-selling author explores cutting-edge brain science to learn where talent comes from, how it grows, and how we can make ourselves smarter.

How does a penniless Russian tennis club with one indoor court create more top 20 women players than the entire United States? How did a small town in rural Italy produce the dozens of painters and sculptors who ignited the Italian Renaissance? Why are so many great soccer players from Brazil?

Where does talent come from, and how does it grow?

New research has revealed that myelin, once considered an inert form of insulation for brain cells, may be the holy grail of acquiring skill. Journalist Daniel Coyle spent years investigating talent hotbeds, interviewing world-class practitioners (top soccer players, violinists, fighter, pilots, artists, and bank robbers) and neuroscientists. In clear, accessible language, he presents a solid strategy for skill acquisition - in athletics, fine arts, languages, science or math - that can be successfully applied through a person's entire lifespan.

GENRE

Self-Development

NARRATOR

JF

John Farrell

LENGTH

06:06

hr min

RELEASED

2009

April 28

PUBLISHER

HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

PRESENTED BY

Audible.com

LANGUAGE

EN

English

SIZE

294.3

MB

Stick with it

A little slow in the beginning, but it really picks up at the end. Great book!!!! I learned a lot about myself and the way I parent.

Interesting but not much depth

Definitely would have preferred more usuable content, as someone else reviewed, a majority of the book is anecdotal. Not much of a blueprint to apply this to your life or practice.