Best-selling author Tom Vanderbilt documents his year dedicated to learning, just for the sake of it. He offers readers the inspiration to realize the possibilities that reside in everyone, even as you age. He interviews dozens of experts to explore the fascinating psychology and science behind the benefits of becoming an adult beginner. Weaving comprehensive research and surprising insight gained from his year of learning dangerously, Vanderbilt shows how anyone can begin again–and, more important, why they should take those first awkward steps