Gifted lives : what happens when gifted children grow up? / Joan Freeman.

Contents Introduction: ideas of gifts and talents, and description of study -- Maths prodigy to saint : Rachel Charrett -- Spoilt for choice : Jeremy Sassoon -- Stark odds : Andy Armistead -- Opera star : John Daszac -- Davids and the Goliath of art : David Quinn & David Archer -- A good Samaritan : Suzanne Riley & Melvin -- The gift of integrity : George Fleet & Alison Hepworth -- Musical chairs : Anna Markland & Jocelyn Lavin -- The label of 'gifted' : Jenny Terras & Austin Isaacs -- Barriers in the mind : Gaynor Harding & Philip Anstice -- A gifted gambler : Ady Toms & Martin Pullan -- Gifted women : Lois Sparling & Justine Newsome -- Genius.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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