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Born on a Blue Day: A Memoir of Asperger's and An Extraordinary Mind by Daniel Tammet
Category: Biography
'I was born on 31 January 1979 - a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, becasue the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like the number nine or the sound of loud voices arguing.' Like the character Hoffman portrayed, he can perform extraordinary maths in his head, sees numbers as sh ...Show more
Born on a Blue Day - A memoir of Asperger's and an extraordinary mind by Daniel Tammet
Category: Biography Memoir
"I was born on 31 January 1979, a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, because the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like the number nine or the sound of loud voices arguing." Like the character Dustin Hoffman portrayed in Rain Man, he can perform extraordinary maths in his ...Show more
Embracing the Wide Sky by Daniel Tammet
Category: Biography
From the bestselling author of "Born on a Blue Day"--a tour of brain science and the latest revelations about the boundless frontiers of the human mind.
Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind by Daniel Tammet
Category: Autism
Daniel Tammet captivated readers with his bestselling memoir, Born On A Blue Day, and its vivid depiction of a life with autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new book, Embracing the Wide Sky, Daniel combines the latest scientific research with insights drawn from his personal experience to shed ...Show more
Embracing the Wide Sky: A tour across the horizons of the human mind by Daniel Tammet
Category: Biography Memoir
Daniel's internationally bestselling memoir of living with Asperger's Syndrome and Savant Syndrome, Born on a Blue Day established him as one of the most original talents in contemporary non-fiction. Now, in his new book, EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY, he combines meticulous scientific research with detailed d ...Show more
Every Word Is a Bird We Teach to Sing - Encounters with the Mysteries and Meanings of Language by Daniel Tammet
Category: Languages and Reference
A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language by the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers. Is vocabulary destiny? Why do clocks "talk" to the Nahua people of Mexico? Will A.I. researchers ever produce true human-machine dialogue? In this mesmerizing collection of essay ...Show more
Every Word Is a Bird We Teach to SingEncounters with the Mysteries and Meanings of Language by Daniel Tammet
Category: Books
A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language by the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers.Is vocabulary destiny? Why do clocks "talk" to the Nahua people of Mexico? Will A.I. researchers ever produce true human-machine dialogue? In this mesmerizing collection of essays, Da ...Show more
Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing by Daniel Tammet
Category: Biography
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 ourselves and our lives.Why is the name 'Cleopatra' not allowed in Iceland? Why do clocks 'talk' to the Nahua people of Mexico? And if we are what ...Show more
How to Be 'Normal' - Notes on the Eccentricities of Modern Life by Daniel Tammet
Category: Gift Books | Series: Little Ways to Live a Big Life Ser.
An eye-opening short book by the international bestselling writer of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers.Have you ever wondered how neurotypicals - so called 'normal' people - come across to those who are on the autistic spectrum?Daniel Tammet is an essayist, poet, novelist and translator. In 200 ...Show more
Nine Minds - Inner Lives on the Spectrum by Daniel Tammet
Category: Health and Wellbeing
Meet nine extraordinary people on the autism spectrum
Thinking in Numbers: How Maths Illuminates Our Lives by Daniel Tammet
Category: Science
This is the book that Daniel Tammet, bestselling author and mathematical savant, was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes and everyday examples, Tammet allows us to share his unique insights and delight in the way number ...Show more
Thinking in Numbers: The Maths of Life, Love and Learning by Daniel Tammet
Category: Science
This is the book that Daniel Tammet, bestselling author and mathematical savant, was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes and everyday examples, Tammet allows us to share his unique insights and delight in the way number ...Show more
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