The sports gene : inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance /: inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• 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.
• Access Rights: 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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