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The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown [Paperback]

Daniel Coyle
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4 Mar 2010

'Talent. You've either got it or you haven't.' Not true, actually.

In The Talent Code, award-winning journalist Daniel Coyle draws on cutting-edge research to reveal that, far from being some abstract mystical power fixed at birth, ability really can be created and nurtured.

In the process, he considers talent at work in venues as diverse as a music school in Dallas and a tennis academy near Moscow to demostrate how the wiring of our brains can be transformed by the way we approach particular tasks. He explains what is really going on when apparently unremarkable people suddenly make a major leap forward. He reveals why some teaching methods are so much more effective than others. Above all, he shows how all of us can achieve our full potential if we set about training our brains in the right way.


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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow (4 Mar 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099519852
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099519850
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.6 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"I only wish I'd never before used the words 'breakthrough' or 'breathtaking' or 'magisterial' or 'stunning achievement' or 'your world will never be the same after you read this book.' Then I could be using them for the first and only time as I describe my reaction to Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code. I am even willing to 'guarantee' that you will not read a more important and useful book in 2009, or pretty much any other year. And if all that's not enough, it's also 'a helluva good read'" (Tom Peters, Author Of "In Search Of Excellence" )

"This is a remarkable-even inspiring-book. Daniel Coyle has woven observations from brain research, behavioral research, and real-world training into a conceptual tapestry of genuine importance. What emerges is both a testament to the remarkable potential we all have to learn and perform and an indictment of any idea that our individual capacities and limitations are fixed at birth" (Dr. Robert Bjork, Dist )

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A completely new perspective on the way in which people acquire skill and talent

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read 2 Sep 2009
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An interesting read about how "talent" develops. Apparently in most cases, such a thing as talent does not exist, and it is more down to how hard you work and practice.
First, you need "ignition", an event that makes you want to become great at something.
Secondly, you need mentoring, a teacher who can support you and correct your errors.
Thirdly, you need deep practice, a state of deep focus where you analyse what you are doing in the finest detail and correct your errors.
The purpose of practice is to strengthen the myelin strand coatings in the brain to strengthen brain connections made during practice.
Overall, a good book, useful to parents, and anyone involved in studying and learning of any kind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good information and clearly written 10 Nov 2009
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This book is definitely worth reading. It's got quite a lot of good research-based information, some other interesting ideas, and it's easy to read.

Most of all it's a very useful book. You don't have to be an aspiring world champion to be interested in how to get lots more benefit from time you spend practising, and the book has lots of specific stuff on this topic.

I read sections of it to my children and they actually seemed interested.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating 3 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
Well worth a read. A much more detailed development of the work that Gladwell did in Outliers.

It suffers a little from some "Bad Science" in the sense that there are some fairly serious assumptions made from limited data but at heart there is some really fascinating information. It seems like there has been a rash of this type of book recently but for anyone seriously considering trying to improve a physical skill this particular book is essential reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Top class read!
This is an excellent book which gives an undrstanding of why coaches coach the way they do.
The slow process of reputition coaching methods, which in the long term can help... Read more
Published 1 day ago by mark barlow
4.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had read it 30 years ago.
Good read. Explains the theories behind Myelin and deep practice, and how many talented individuals got to where they are.
Published 17 days ago by S. Booth
1.0 out of 5 stars Delsuions of "greatness"
Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code comes so close to an outrageous parody of every self-help book you've ever read that it is easy to be dazzled by the chutzpah of is author and to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. Morton-haworth
5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised.
A very interesting read. As a teaching assistant this has certainly given me some ideas to be using in the future.
Published 1 month ago by Mrs D Dunbar
5.0 out of 5 stars Ignition!
The Talent Code has been very helpful for my career in coaching and teaching. I loved reading the varied experiences shared on how to ignite people to learn and fulfill their... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Edge
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating read
Serious food for thought as accepted ideas are shaken and complex sport science is made palatable for the genuinely interested but not overly technical! Read more
Published 1 month ago by PaddyG
4.0 out of 5 stars I like the science
Enjoyable read that fits within the sporting and behavioural sciences underpinning a lot of the findings within the book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Geoff Greenwood
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
I purchased this for my son - he has read and re-read and has helped him immensely with his university research.
Published 2 months ago by UFL
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book, really interesting read
I almost couldn't put thus down, well written, interesting and food for thought, explained everything well with good examples.
Would definitely recommend
Published 6 months ago by Ifvet
4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Read
I have found this book to be quite interesting. The style is a bit difficult at times,but I think that has to be overcome if you want to read on. Read more
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