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ISBN: 0385523653

ISBN13: 9780385523653

The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You've Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong

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By David Shenk

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Book Overview

"Fresh insights into the nature of exceptional peformance.... A deeply interesting and important book" (New York Times Book Review) that offers a revolutionary and life-changing message on the new science of human potential. Is true greatness obtainable from everyday means and everyday genes? Conventional wisdom says no, that a lucky few are simply born with certain gifts. Now you can forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence, and take a look at the amazing new evidence. Here, interweaving cutting-edge research from numerous scientific fields, David Shenk offers a new view of human potential, giving readers more of a sense of ownership over their accomplishments, and freeing parents from the bonds of genetic determinism. As Shenk points out, our genes are not a "blueprint" that dictate individual destinies. Rather we are all the product of interplay between genes and outside stimuli--a dynamic that we can influence. It is a revolutionary and life-changing message. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0385523653

ISBN13:9780385523653

Release Date:March 2010

Publisher:Doubleday Books

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.47 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Child Development Learning Strategies Neuroplasticity Personal Growth Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Cognitive Psychology Evolution Genetics Medical

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Rated 5 stars
Optimistic and convincing

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 22, 2010

The title has the feel of a publisher's bright idea to garner more attention on the self-help shelves at Barnes and Noble, but the book needs no such puffery. Shenk has written a book that broadens Dweck's ideas of intelligence being malleable, and deepens Gladwell's superficial take on what it takes to be successful in Outliers, and even brings in Mischel's marshmallow test. Shenk's argument, backed up by a whole lot of research,...

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Rated 5 stars
Well written, with a vital message

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 21, 2010

"This book is not a dispassionate presentation of all scientific points of view. Instead it embraces the arguments of the Interactionists, whose views I came to trust most after much reading, conversation and consideration."(p. 148) So writes David Shenk in The Genius in All of Us, and true to his word he is. Shenk's book is not a strictly scientific investigation of intelligence or giftedness, but a personal presentation...

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Hope that intelligence is a process not a given

By Thriftbooks.com User, March 15, 2010

The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You've Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong," is a new book by David Shenk, who takes the position that "Talents are not innate gifts but the result of a slow, invisible accretion of skills developed over time." Few are genetically handed greatness, fully formed, and 100% gift wrapped. Even fewer are biologically restricted from attaining greatness. Nate Colliers blog...

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Rated 5 stars
The Genius of Genius

By Thriftbooks.com User, March 11, 2010

The following review is also available on my education blog at: [...] On March 9th a book will be released that all educators should purchase so that they may be offered a glimpse into modern beliefs and research on genetics, IQ, and talent. The Genius in All of Us by David Shenk (@dshenk) does a nice job of explaining some very complex genetic theory in terms that anyone can understand. In addition, he offers information...

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