Off the Charts

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Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 1101947292
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Off the Charts by : Ann Hulbert

Download or read book Off the Charts written by Ann Hulbert and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2018 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an exploration of child genius through the stories of fifteen exceptionally gifted young people, from cybernetics founder Norbert Wiener and chess master Bobby Fischer to movie icon Shirley Temple and African-American musician Philippa Schuyler.

Prodigies

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Publisher : Small Beer Press
ISBN 13 : 1618731009
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (187 download)

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Book Synopsis Prodigies by : Angélica Gorodischer

Download or read book Prodigies written by Angélica Gorodischer and published by Small Beer Press. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Locus Recommended Reading Prodigies explores the story of the poet Novalis's birthplace in the German town of Weissenfels after it is converted into a boarding house. Moving, subtle, and full of wit, irony, and dreams, this novel fills the house with the women who lived there throughout the nineteenth century, and across the flow of history constructs the secret drama of their destinies. Praise for Prodigies: "I am so in love with this book I could explode! I want to hug it and pet it and call it George. I knew it would be good, because Small Beer Press publishes the best, but I had no idea how just enchanted I would be with this delightful novel of unusual tenants at a boarding house in the nineteenth century. This book scratched my Muriel Spark/Barbara Comyns itches, with an extra side of the unusual. Originally published in 1994, this is Argentinian writer Gorodischer’s third novel to be translated into English. I will definitely be reading the first two now!” — Liberty Hardy, Book Riot “Put strangers around a common table and you have possibilities, in life and in literature. Thus the driving premise of The Magic Mountain, and thus Argentine novelist Gorodischer’s slender book. . . . Gorodischer writes a poetic, vigorous prose. Her story, dreamlike and start-and-stop, takes effort, for though brief, it is dense—and well worth the trouble.” — Kirkus Reviews "Because of Prodigies' unusual style, it requires great care and thoughtfulness to read. It cannot be rushed through or casually scanned. An impatient reader will abandon this book long before its rich rewards can be reaped. The right audience will have a willingness to savor, to double-back over sentences, to bob along to wherever the author and characters wish to take you. If you are ready for the experience of Prodigies, it is definitely ready for you." — Carmen Maria Machado, NPR "Gorodischer's rhythmic and transparent prose reveals the violence underlying bourgeois respectability. Prodigies is both incisive and incantatory."—Sofia Samatar, author of A Stranger in Olondria "Prodigies, which she considers to be her best novel . . . takes place in Germany in the home of the poet Novalis after his death, and is a humorous and ironic portrayal of the women who passed through that home."—Women and Power in Argentinean Literature Angélica Gorodischer was born in Buenos Aires in 1928 and has lived in Rosario since 1936. She has published many novels and short story collections including Kalpa Imperial, Mango Juice, and Trafalgar, as well as a memoir, History of My Mother. Her work has been translated into many languages and her translators include Ursula K. Le Guin and Alberto Manguel. With certain self-satisfaction she claims she has never written plays or poems, not even at sixteen when everybody writes poems, especially on unrequited love. She received two Fulbright awards as well as many literary awards around the world, including a 2014 Konex Special Mention Award.

Heaven's Laws - Prodigies

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ISBN 13 : 9781733664455
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Heaven's Laws - Prodigies by : Apollos Thorne

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The Prodigies of Egypt

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781515177951
Total Pages : 174 pages
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Book Synopsis The Prodigies of Egypt by : Murtada ibn al-'Afif

Download or read book The Prodigies of Egypt written by Murtada ibn al-'Afif and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murtada ibn al-'Afif, also known as Murtadi, son of Gaphiphus (1154 or 1155-1237 CE), was an obscure Arabian writer who studied in Alexandria, Damascus, and Cairo. While he is credited with having written many books, no titles survive, not even the original title of his only complete work to survive to modern times, the book known variously as the Egyptian History or the Prodigies of Egypt, which reported traditional folklore associated with the pyramids, the Flood, and the wonders of Egypt. In French and English translations (the Arabic original was lost) the Prodigies of Egypt influenced the English Romantics, and it preserves some legends of Egypt not found in other sources. This edition reprints the 1672 translation of John Davies to bring this medieval treasury to modern readers in its classic and widely-cited English translation.

Child Prodigies and Exceptional Early Achievers

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Total Pages : 288 pages
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Book Synopsis Child Prodigies and Exceptional Early Achievers by : John Radford

Download or read book Child Prodigies and Exceptional Early Achievers written by John Radford and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radford gives the reader a comprehensive and account of what iscurrently know n about all aspects of exceptional early ability, considering the roles of environment and genetic factors.

Nature's Gambit

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ISBN 13 : 9780807731437
Total Pages : 266 pages
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Book Synopsis Nature's Gambit by : David Henry Feldman

Download or read book Nature's Gambit written by David Henry Feldman and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will be of great interest to educators and researchers of gifted children, to professionals in child development, and to parents and others who wish to learn more about nurturing children's abilities.

Pride and Prodigies

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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802085832
Total Pages : 370 pages
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Book Synopsis Pride and Prodigies by : Andy Orchard

Download or read book Pride and Prodigies written by Andy Orchard and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this series of detailed studies, Andy Orchard demonstrates the changing range of Anglo-Saxon attitudes towards the monstrous by reconsidering the monsters of Beowulf against the background of early medieval and patristic teratology and with reference to specific Anglo-Saxon texts.

Tattoo Prodigies

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ISBN 13 : 9780989681131
Total Pages : pages
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Music and Chess

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Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1941270735
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (412 download)

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Book Synopsis Music and Chess by : Achilleas Zographos

Download or read book Music and Chess written by Achilleas Zographos and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Most Fascinating Journey! It has long been recognized that there are only three major areas of human endeavor which produce prodigies: music, chess and mathematics. This does not occur by happenstance. There are links on many levels. Now, for the first time, Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa examines the yet unexplored relation of chess to music. Mathematics is a main common denominator, a fact that is highlighted accordingly. The thesis of this extraordinarily researched book is that chess is art in itself. It can create art and is strongly related to mathematics and music. As becomes clear, this relationship has already been introduced by some legendary players such as Mikhail Tal and Vladimir Kramnik . Great artists such as John Cage, Marcel Duchamp and Arnold Schönberg, to name but a few, have also been fascinated by the very same idea. Surprisingly, this has not been explored in detail so far – only some sporadic articles exist, by authors specializing in either music or chess. There are chapters that address issues which are specialized in chess and music, while others cover related issues of general, social and artistic nature. Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa can be appreciated by readers who have a good, general, though non-specific background, in both fields. That is, no technical knowledge of music is required, with the only prerequisite to fully appreciate the text being the understanding of standard chess rules. The text could be equally enlightening to students of music or mathematics, as an added intellectual insight into these two disciplines. The text is supplemented by many chess diagrams, charts, and over 50 full-color images. So, turn on the music, set up chessboard, get out the calculator and let the author take you on a most fascinating journey that is Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa.

A Buddhist's Shakespeare

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Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838635223
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (352 download)

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Book Synopsis A Buddhist's Shakespeare by : James Howe

Download or read book A Buddhist's Shakespeare written by James Howe and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The essential Buddhist perspective, Howe argues, is that "reality" lacks the solidity which we habitually assume it has, and that therefore the appropriate attitude toward life is to play it as we would a game - with unusual seriousness, for itself rather than for any ulterior motive, even that of investing it with meaning. Howe also demonstrates that the "real" subject of representational art is always just itself. The significance of such art depends upon the concession that it has no significance. In the same way, it is precisely the self-deconstructive nature of Shakespeare's plays which makes their Buddhist-like affirmative positions visible."--BOOK JACKET.

My First Songbook

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781535138611
Total Pages : 60 pages
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Download or read book My First Songbook written by Sam Young and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My First Songbook: Volume II features 12 colorful and large formatted kids songs! Paired with Boomwhackers, Chromanotes Bells or a piano with color coded stickers, this book will have your child playing, singing and hand-signing with simple melodies in no-time. Each song features a verse of Solfége hand-signs, which provide an excellent kinesthetic way for developing a sense of memorized pitch. NEW TO VOLUME II: In Volume II, each measure has a light gray grid of boxes to show the beats inside the measure. This makes it easier than ever to keep track of your rhythm and to show kids how long each musical note is! Volume II includes sheet music for: Sally the Camel, Lightly Row, Muffin Man, London Bridge, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Lil' Liza Jane, I'm a Nut, You Are My Sunshine, 5 Little Pumpkins, I'm a Little Teapot, The Wheels on the Bus & Happy Birthday!

My First Classical Music Book

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Publisher : Naxos My First
ISBN 13 : 9781843791188
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (911 download)

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Book Synopsis My First Classical Music Book by : Genevieve Helsby

Download or read book My First Classical Music Book written by Genevieve Helsby and published by Naxos My First. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My First Classical Music Book is a delightfully colorful introduction to classical music, designed to fire the imagination of children aged 5-7 years. Readers are asked to think about the different places in which we might hear music. Then, each of the major composers and musical instrument families are introduced and brought to life in a vivid and enchanting way. Throughout the book, children are referred to the accompanying audio CD so that they can hear examples as they read. This is the most exceptional book of its kind, providing an absorbing experience for both eyes and ears.

Magic and Divination in the Ancient World

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004497366
Total Pages : 164 pages
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Book Synopsis Magic and Divination in the Ancient World by : Leda Ciraolo

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Arcana Coelestia

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Total Pages : 674 pages
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Book Synopsis Arcana Coelestia by : Emanuel Swedenborg

Download or read book Arcana Coelestia written by Emanuel Swedenborg and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Arcana Cœlestia. The Heavenly Arcana Contained in the Holy Scriptures, Or Word of the Lord, Unfolded, Etc. [Translated by John Clowes. With the Text of Genesis and Exodus.]

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Total Pages : 542 pages
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Arcana Cœlestia. The heavenly mysteries contained in the Holy Scripture ... unfolded, etc. (Preface ... by the Rev. J. Clowes.).

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Total Pages : 538 pages
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The Prodigy's Cousin

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698168607
Total Pages : 288 pages
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Download or read book The Prodigy's Cousin written by Joanne Ruthsatz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know the autistic genius stereotypes. The absentminded professor with untied shoelaces. The geeky Silicon Valley programmer who writes bullet­proof code but can’t get a date. But there is another set of (tiny) geniuses whom you would never add to those ranks—child prodigies. We mostly know them as the chatty and charming tykes who liven up day­time TV with violin solos and engaging banter. These kids aren’t autistic, and there has never been any kind of scientific connection between autism and prodigy. Until now. Over the course of her career, psychologist Joanne Ruthsatz has quietly assembled the largest-ever research sample of these children. Their accomplishments are epic. One could reproduce radio tunes by ear on a toy guitar at two years old. Another was a thirteen-year-old cooking sensation. And what Ruthsatz’s investigation revealed is noth­ing short of astonishing. Though the prodigies aren’t autistic, many have autistic family members. Each prodigy has an extraordinary memory and a keen eye for detail—well-known but often-overlooked strengths associated with autism. Ruthsatz and her daughter and coauthor, Kim­berly Stephens, now propose a startling possibility: What if the abilities of child prodigies stem from a genetic link with autism? And could prodigies— children who have many of the strengths of autism but few of the challenges—be the key to a long-awaited autism breakthrough? In The Prodigy’s Cousin, Ruthsatz and Stephens narrate the poignant stories of the children they have studied, including that of a two-year-old who loved to spell words like “algorithm” and “confeder­ation,” a six-year-old painter who churned out mas­terpieces faster than her parents could hang them, and a typically developing thirteen-year-old who smacked his head against a church floor and woke up a music prodigy. This inspiring tale of extraordinary children, indomitable parents, and a researcher’s unorthodox hunch is essential reading for anyone interested in the brain and human potential. Ruthsatz and Stephens take us from the prodigies’ homes to the depths of the autism archives to the cutting edge of genetics research, all while upending our under­standing of what makes exceptional talent possible.