Searching for Bobby Fischer : the world of chess, observed by the father of a child prodigy / by Waitzkin, Fred

Crossing bridges : my journey from child prodigy to fiddler who dared the world / by O'Connor, Mark

Nature's gambit : child prodigies and the development of human potential / by Feldman, David Henry

Nature's gambit : child prodigies and the development of human potential / by Feldman, David Henry

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Off the charts : the hidden lives and lessons of American child prodigies / by Hulbert, Ann

Colette's music hall : (L'Envers du music-hall). by Colette, 1873-1954

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Millicent Min, girl genius / by Yee, Lisa

Play, Mozart, play! / by Sís, Peter, 1949-

Bravo Mozart: an imaginary biography for orchestra / by Argento, Dominick

Table of Contents: “…Salzburg: January 27, 1756 -- 2. The child prodigy -- 3. Aloysia or Constanze? -- 4. Lunch in Prague with da Ponte and Casanova -- 5. …”
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Evil genius / by Jinks, Catherine

Alva Myrdal : the passionate mind / by Hirdman, Yvonne, 1943-

Table of Contents: “…The child prodigy -- Love by letter -- The two cages -- Encounter with reality -- Joie de vivre -- The firm : Social Engineering, Inc. -- A new deal? …”

An abundance of Katherines / by Green, John, 1977-

The development of artistically gifted children : selected case studies /

Table of Contents: “…The changing concept of artistic giftedness / Diana Korzenik -- Lautrec : gifted child artist and artistic monument : connections between juvenile and mature work / David Pariser -- Varda : the development of a young artist / Claire Golomb and Malka Haas -- Germinal motifs in the work of a gifted child artist / Constance Milbrath -- It was an incredible experience : the impact of educational opportunities on a talented student's art development / Enid Zimmerman -- Eitan : the artistic development of a child prodigy / Claire Golomb -- Nadia reconsidered / Lorna Selfe -- Elusive profiles : tentatively sketching giftedness / Ronald N. …”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : a biography / by Melograni, Piero

Table of Contents: “…Prologue, June 1765 : in a London tavern -- 1756-1767 : the rise and decline of the child prodigy -- 1767-1777 : searching for a post with his father -- 1777-1778 : in search of a permanent post with his mother -- 1778-1780 : a difficult homecoming -- 1780-1782 : winning freedom -- 1782-1786 : Vienna : difficulties and successes -- 1786-1790 : the great Italian operas -- 1791 : Mozart's last year -- Epilogue : Mozart lives on.…”

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The drama of the American short story, 1800-1865 / by Collins, Michael J. 1984-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The Irving brothers at the Park Theatre, 1802 -- "No garden of thought, nor elysium of fancy": Washington Irving's The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent -- The rites of pure brotherhood: fraternalism and performance in Poe and Lippard -- "The rule of men entirely great": Richelieu, ritual, and republicanism in Melville's diptychs -- The "child of nature," or the "wonder of the age": Melville's child prodigies -- "Contending for an empire": performing sincerity in Hawthorne's New England -- Epilogue: Louisa May Alcott's theatrical realism.…”

The drama of the American short story, 1800-1865 / by Collins, Michael J. 1984-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The Irving brothers at the Park Theatre, 1802 -- "No garden of thought, nor elysium of fancy": Washington Irving's The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent -- The rites of pure brotherhood: fraternalism and performance in Poe and Lippard -- "The rule of men entirely great": Richelieu, ritual, and republicanism in Melville's diptychs -- The "child of nature," or the "wonder of the age": Melville's child prodigies -- "Contending for an empire": performing sincerity in Hawthorne's New England -- Epilogue: Louisa May Alcott's theatrical realism.…”
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On Michael Jackson / by Jefferson, Margo, 1947-

Leading women.

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Stuff you should know : an incomplete compendium of mostly interesting things / by Clark, Josh, 1976-, Bryant, Chuck, 1971-, Parker, Nils

Table of Contents: “…Potato Head -- Murphy beds -- How to get lost -- Mezcal -- John Frum and the Cargo Cults -- Backmasking -- Aging -- The history of income tax -- The pet rock -- Cyanide pills -- Do(ugh)nuts -- The Jersey devil -- Demolition derbies -- Kamikaze -- Trichotillomania and the BFRBs -- Trillionaires -- The SCUM manifesto -- Roadies -- The Scotland Yard Crime Museum -- Jack Kevorkian -- Well-witching -- The first gun(s) -- Keeping up with the Joneses -- Dog smells -- The perfect Price is Right game -- Child prodigies -- Appendix. Stuff You Should Know podcast episodes.…”