Embracing the Wide Sky by Daniel Tammet
A beautifully written and brilliant portrait of the human mind and the extraordinary potential within every one of us, by real-life Rain-Man and bestselling author of Born On A Blue Day - Daniel Tammet.
'Entertaining and informative about an impressive range of subjects.. EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY is fun and inspirational' -- FT Weekend 'Packed with his clear summaries of fascinating experiments ... Recent debate has bumped up this book from delightful to vital' -- Daily Telegraph 'What's remarkable is that Tammet's many wanderings always seem measured and logical... truly fascinating.' -- Guardian 'The book is full of information such as this, packed with his [Tammet's] clear summaries of fascinating experiments.' -- Sydney Morning Herald 'Far from a one-dimensional prodigy, his is a rich multi-textured intelligence. A beautiful mind.' -- Scotsman Magazine
Daniel Tammet is a writer, linguist and educator. A 2007 poll of 4,000 Britons named him as one of the world's "100 living geniuses". His website company, Optimnem, has provided foreign language instruction to thousands around the globe. His last book, the Sunday Times bestseller Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant, has been translated into 18 languages. He lives in Avignon, in the south of France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340961322 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340961325 |
| Title | Embracing the Wide Sky |
| Author | Daniel Tammet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2009-01-22 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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