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