The Sports Gene: What Makes the Perfect Athlete by David Epstein (Hardcover, 2013)
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*** Shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2013 *** Is Usain Bolt a superhuman one-off? Are sports stars like Paula Radcliffe and Tiger Woods born or made? Could we all be Olympians if we trained hard enough? And is the answer to be found by looking at Alaskan huskies? In this ground-breaking and entertaining exploration of athletic success, award-winning writer David Epstein gets to the heart of the great nature vs. nurture debate, and explodes myths about why top sportsmen excel. Along the way Epstein exposes the flaws in the so-called 10,000-hour rule that states that rigorous practice from a young age is the only route to success. He 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 an athlete's will to train, might in fact have important genetic components. Through on-the ground reports at locations ranging from below the equator to above the Arctic Circle, revealing conversations with leading scientists and Olympic champions, and interviews with athletes who have rare genetic mutations or physical traits, Epstein forces us to rethink the very nature of sport.Product Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780224091619
eBay Product ID (ePID)176699426
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Sports Gene: What Makes the Perfect Athlete
Publication Year2013
SubjectSociology, Science, Biology
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Epstein
Subject AreaBiological Psychology, Sports
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height222 mm
Item Weight494 g
Item Width144 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDavid Epstein
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- 23 Aug, 2017
A very interesting and well written book
This is a well informed piece of writing. It draws widely on research carried out and lightens its style with well chosen anecdotes to give weight to the points made. It doesn't try to over simplify but is certainly not a heavy read. A must read for fans of popular science in sport.Verified purchase: Yes
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