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001			ocn877916212
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093313.0
008			140422r20142013nyu b 001 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781617230127
040			_aYDXCP _beng _erda _cYDXCP _dRS$ _dBDX _dOCLCQ _dVP@ _dOCLCF _dSPW _dVF$
020			_a9781617230127 (pbk.)
020			_a161723012X (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)877916212
050	1	4	_aRC 1235 .E58 2014
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aEpstein, David J., _d1980- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe sports gene : _binside the science of extraordinary athletic performance / _cDavid Epstein.
264		1	_aNew York, New York : _bCurrent, _c2014.
300			_axiv, 352 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 310-344) and index.
505	0		_aIn search of sports genes -- Beat by an underhand girl: the gene-free model of expertise -- A tale of two high jumpers (or: 10,000 hours plus or minus 10,000 hours) -- Major league vision and the greatest child athlete sample ever: the hardware and software paradigm -- Why men have nipples -- The talent of trainability -- Superbaby, bully whippets, and the trainability of muscle -- The big bang of body types -- The vitruvian NBA player -- We are all black (sort of): race and genetic diversity -- The warrior-slave theory of Jamaican sprinting -- Malaria and muscle fibers -- Can every Kalenjin run? -- The world's greatest accidental (altitudinous) talent sieve -- Sled dogs, ultrarunners, and couch potato genes -- The heartbreak gene: death, injury, and pain on the field -- The gold medal mutation -- The perfect athlete.
520			_aExplores the roles of both genetics and training in athletic success, arguing that both are equally necessary components of athletic achievement while considering such topics as race, gender, and genetic testing.
650		0	_aSports _xPhysiological aspects.
650		0	_aHuman genetics.
650		7	_aHuman genetics. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00963075
650		7	_aSports _xPhysiological aspects. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01130485
775	0	8	_iReproduction of (manifestation): _aEpstein, David J., 1983- _tSports gene. _dNew York : Current, 2013 _w(DLC) 2013013443
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