"Larger print"--P. [4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-399).
Contents:
Part 1 : The talent myth -- 1. the hidden logic of success -- 2. Miraculous children? -- 3. The path to excellence -- 4. Mysterious sparks and life-changing mind-sets -- Part 2 : Paradoxes of the mind -- 5. The placebo effect -- 6. The curse of choking and how to avoid it -- 7. Baseball rituals, pigeons, and why great sportsmen feel miserable after winning -- Part 3 : Deep reflections -- 8. Optical illusions and X-ray vision -- 9. Drugs in sport, Schwarzenegger mice, and the future of mankind -- 10. Are blacks superior runners -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.
Summary:
In the vein of the international bestselling Freakonomics, award-winning journalist Matthew Syed reveals the hidden clues to success—in sports, business, school, and just about anything else that you’d want to be great at. Fans of Predictably Irrational and Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point will find many interesting and helpful insights in Bounce.
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