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If the mind is the last frontier, those who push at its bounds and sift
through its mysteries are the Marco Polos of our day. Yet explorers can get a
raw deal. Precocious children are often seen as brats hothoused by obsessive
parents, but Ellen Winner鈥檚 Gifted Children (Basic Books, $28, ISBN 0 465
01760 6) turns the whole thing on its head. Her analysis offers a portrait of
children driven by a 鈥渞age to learn鈥�. A book that grips鈥� and leaves you
wondering at future possibilities.