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Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing: Encounters with the Mysteries & Meanings of Language
Daniel Tammet
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Description for Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing: Encounters with the Mysteries & Meanings of Language
Paperback. An autistic savant and with one of the world's most remarkable minds, Daniel Tammet argues for the existence of God and describes his own journey towards faith. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
'Full of charm and fascination' The Bookseller 'Tammet's intriguing cases of linguistic idiosyncrasies expand our notions on what it means to be human . . . Would dazzle any storyteller in love with words and their deepest meanings' Amy Tan, author of Joy Luck Club 'A generous book and a beguiling read' Rebecca Gowers * * * * * * From the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers, a delightful and eclectic exploration of language, and what it can teach us about ... Read more
'Full of charm and fascination' The Bookseller 'Tammet's intriguing cases of linguistic idiosyncrasies expand our notions on what it means to be human . . . Would dazzle any storyteller in love with words and their deepest meanings' Amy Tan, author of Joy Luck Club 'A generous book and a beguiling read' Rebecca Gowers * * * * * * From the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers, a delightful and eclectic exploration of language, and what it can teach us about ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340961377
SKU
V9780340961377
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Ref
99-10
About Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammet is an essayist, novelist and translator. He is the author of Thinking in Numbers, Embracing the Wide Sky, and the Sunday Times bestseller Born On A Blue Day. Tammet is Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). He lives in Paris.
Reviews for Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing: Encounters with the Mysteries & Meanings of Language
Packed with his clear summaries of fascinating experiments . . . Recent debate has bumped up this book from delightful to vital
Daily Telegraph
Praise for EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY: 'Entertaining and informative about an impressive range of subjects . . . EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY is fun and inspirational'
FT Weekend
'Admirably modest but affecting ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
Praise for EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY: 'Entertaining and informative about an impressive range of subjects . . . EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY is fun and inspirational'
FT Weekend
'Admirably modest but affecting ... Read more