Everyone said Xander Damanda was gifted. At the young age of four, he could read, write, and even ride a bike without the training wheels, by eight, he had mastered high school-level math, and by eleven, he was filling out the family's income tax reports. Xander didn't feel 'gifted', and not because he had too little confidence or too much modesty. The excellent grades, the knowledge, the skills - they didn't come from good study habits or innate...