Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success

In this bold new look at human behavior, journalist and former Olympian Matthew Syed reveals how competition-the most vivid, primal, and dramatic of all human pursuits-provides vital clues into many of our most divisive conflicts, from biology and economics to globalization and culture, gender and race to sports and politics. Backed by groundbreaking scientific research and anecdotal evidence involving real people and situations, Bounce shatters long-held myths about meritocracy, talent, the mind, and performance to show how competition provides a master key with which to unlock the mysteries of the world. Book jacket.