The dramatic findings of a ground-breaking study of 120 immensely talented individuals reveal astonishing new information on developing talent in young people.

• The Nature of the Study and Why It Was Done
• Learning to Be a Concert Pianist
• One Concert Pianist
• The Development of Accomplished Sculptors
• The Development of Olympic Swimmers
• One Olympic Swimmer
• Learning to Be a World-Class Tennis Player
• The Development of Exceptional Research Mathematicians
• One Mathematician: “Hal Foster”
• Becoming an Outstanding Research Neurologist
• Phases of Learning
• Home Influences on Talent Development
• A Long-Term Commitment to Learning
• Generalizations About Talent Development