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Book SynopsisWhat is it like to be smarter than 95% of the people you meet? Fifty-four-year-old Alison says, They told me I was smart and I cried. I wanted to be sexy, or glamorous! Jean, 38, laments, I learned the whole job in six weeks, and now I'm bored.
Trade Review"I enjoyed reading this book. It is highly informative andinteresting."--Alice Miller, author of Drama of the GiftedChild
"Many readers will recognize their own experiences..."--Lita LinzerSchwartz, Ph.D., ABPP, Distinguished Professor Emerita,Pennsylvania State University
"This book was a delight. It affirmed my own experiences andobservations. The author makes her study come alive...through thevoices of real people talking about their experiences.... I highlyrecommend this book."--Joanne Rand Whitmore, Ph.D., Professor andDean, College and Graduate School of Education, Kent StateUniversity
Table of ContentsTHE GIFTED GROWNUPS.
What Makes You Gifted?
Inside the Gifted Brain/Mind.
In Hiding.
WHEN THE SMART KIDS GROW UP.
The Gifted Family.
School: Hard Times, Easy As.
Young Adults: The Extra Mile.
Bored, Bored, Bored: The Quest for Challenge Work.
GIFTED LIVES.
The Dark Side.
Finding the Others: Friends and Lovers.
Gifted Women.
Young in Mind: The Later Years.
The Value of the Gift.
Resources and Recommended Readings.
Notes.
References.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
