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Developing Talent in Young People » (1st ed)

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Authors: Benjamin Bloom, Lauren A. Sosniak (Contribution by), Kathryn D. Sloane
ISBN-13: 9780345315090, ISBN-10: 034531509X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: January 1985
Edition: 1st ed

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Author Biography: Benjamin Bloom

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Table of Contents

1The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done3
Music and Art
2Learning to Be a Concert Pianist19
3One Concert Pianist68
4The Development of Accomplished Sculptors90
Athletics
5The Development of Olympic Swimmers139
6One Olympic Swimmer193
7Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player211
Mathematics and Science
8The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians270
9One Mathematician: "Hal Foster"332
10Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist348
Perspectives on Talent Development
11Phases of Learning409
12Home Influences on Talent Development439
13A Long-Term Commitment to Learning477
14Generalizations About Talent Development507

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