The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

by David Epstein

Book Overview

Now a New York Times Bestseller With a new chapter added to the paperback.

In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island. In college, I ran against Kenyans, and wondered whether endurance genes might have traveled with them from East Africa. At the same time, I began to notice that a training group on my team could consist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591845114
• ISBN13: 9781591845119
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Current
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Marathoners, casual athletes, all sports participants, will become enriched with examples and data!

All athletic coaches will not be comfortable putting this book down! Statistics with medical research throughout. Clearly documented with interesting stories of the great athletes; and, the unfortunate who succumbed during the athletic performance because of their Gnome. Read On!!!