Gifted grownups
Subtitle: the mixed blessings of extraordinary potential
By: Marylou Kelly Streznewski.
Publisher: J. Wiley
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Gifted persons.; Gifted persons -- Case studies.; Creative ability -- Social aspects.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "Gifted Grownups, Marylou Kelly Streznewski's unprecedented, 10-year study of 100 gifted adults, examines how being identified as a "smart kid" early on affects career choices, friendships, and romantic pairings later in life. Why do some talented and gifted people become Mozarts and Einsteins or corporate chieftains, while others drop out of school, struggle to hold down jobs, or turn to self-destructive behavior? What are the signs of giftedness, its pitfalls, and its promise? Marylou Streznewski provides answers to these and other questions, and creates an intriguing picture of what it is like to have an accelerated mind in a slow-moving world."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-290).