The sports gene : inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance /: inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance. (2013)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The sports gene : inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance /: inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance. (2013)
- Main Title:
- The sports gene : inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance
- Further Information:
- Note: David Epstein.
- Other Names:
- Epstein, David J, 1980-
3M Company. - Contents:
- Introduction : In search of sports genes -- Beat by an underhand girl: the gene-free model of expertise -- A tale of two high jumpers (or: 10, 000 hours plus or minus 10, 000 hours) -- Major league vision and the greatest child athlete sample ever: the hardware and software paradigm -- Why men have nipples -- The talent of trainability -- Superbaby, bully whippets, and the trainability of muscle -- The big bang of body types -- The vitruvian NBA player -- We are all black (sort of): race and genetic diversity -- The warrior-slave theory of Jamaican sprinting -- Malaria and muscle fibers -- Can every Kalenjin run? -- The world's greatest accidental (altitudinous) talent sieve -- Sled dogs, ultrarunners, and couch potato genes -- The heartbreak gene: death, injury, and pain on the field -- The gold medal mutation -- Epilogue : The perfect athlete.
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Current/Penguin Group (USA)
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 613.7/1
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology
SPORTS & RECREATION
Human Physiology
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healthy Living
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference
MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine
Human genetics
Sports -- Physiological aspects
SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays
Sports & outdoor recreation
Sports -- Physiological aspects
Human genetics
Athletic ability -- Genetic aspects
Sports -- physiology
Genetic Phenomena
Athletic Performance
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781101622636
1101622636
9781448189922
1448189926 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781591845119
1591845114 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.213371
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