Signed Copy of Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined -  The Truth About Talent, Practice, Creativity, and the Many Paths to Greatness by Scott Barry Kaufman

In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman - who was relegated to special education as a child - offers a new way of looking at intelligence. He explores the latest research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology to challenge the conventional wisdom about the childhood predictors of adult success, arguing for a more holistic approach to intelligence that takes into account each individual's abilities, engagement, and personal goals. Combining original research and a singular compassion, Ungifted increase our appreciationf or all different kinds of minds and ways of achieving both personally meaningful and publicly recognized forms of success.

Scott Barry Kaufman is Scientific Director of the Imagination Institute in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his doctorate at Yale, his M. Phil. at the University of Cambridge under a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and his undergraduate degree at Carnegie Mellon University. He is cofounder of The Creativity Post, and writes the blog Beautiful Minds for Scientific American.

Mr. Kaufman was a recent speaker at The Discovery Museums Speaker Series.