Rise of Superman: Decoding the science of ultimate human performance

by Steven Kotler 

Steven Kotler asks why, at the tail end of the 20th century and the early portion of the 21st, are we seeing such a multi-sport assault on reality?

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Survival of the fittest: understanding peak physical performance

by Mike Stroud 

This book sets out the genetics, exercise, diet and science that allows humans to perform at their peak.

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Natural Born Heroes: The lost Secrets of strength and Endurance

by Christopher Mcdougall

Learn about how we as humans have forgotten how to be useful with our fitness in exchange for aesthetics. An engaging read on how much the human body can achieve given the right mindset and circumstance.

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Champion's Mind, The: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive

by Jim Afremow 

The athlete's go-to guide for creating mental strength and achieving peak performance. Even among the most elite performers, certain athletes stand out as a cut above the rest, able to outperform in clutch, game-deciding moments.

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The Performance Cortex - How neuroscience is redefining athletic genius

by Zach Schonbrun

Schonbrun traces the fascinating history of motor research and details how new investigations in the brain are helping explain the extraordinary skills of talented performers like Stephen Curry and Serena Williams.

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Gaming the World: How Sports Are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture

by Andrei Markovits and Lars Rensmann

This book examines the phenomenon of global sports, where professional teams and players have become agents of globalization while at the same time fostering local allegiances and spawning cultural conflict and prejudice.

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The Talent Lab

by Owen Slot

Inside story of exactly how a smart-thinking army of athletes, coaches, talent finders, innovators, disruptors, analysts and psychologists utilised the cutting-edge insight of elite performance to succeed where other nations had failed - and turned Britain into an Olympic superpower.

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