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