Off the charts : the hidden lives and lessons of American child prodigies
(2018)
By:
Hulbert, Ann
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
371.95/HULBERT,A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018
©2018
©2018
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xviii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781101947296, 1101947292
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Part I. Nature vs. nurture -- The wonder boys of Harvard -- "A very free child" -- Part II. Daughters and dreams -- "A Renaissance of creative genius in girlhood" -- Performance pressures -- Part III. Rebels with causes -- Bobby Fischer's battles -- The programers -- Part IV. Miracles and strivers -- The mystery of savant syndrome -- Tiger parents, super children