Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing by Daniel Tammet

Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing by Daniel Tammet

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.

'Full of charm and fascination. . a veritable verbal treasure house.' - The Bookseller

[Tammet] shows us that language is a far more ornately feathered fowl than casual consideration can conceive . . . there are many moments of delightful and surprising luminescence - Kirkus Reviews

'Like Oliver Sacks' compendium of rare neurological anomalies, Tammet's intriguing cases of linguistic idiosyncrasies expand our notions on what it means to be human . . . Most fascinating is Tammet's own astonishing linguistic mind, in which a single word evokes fully textured experiences - an innate ability that would dazzle any storyteller in love with words and their deepest meanings.'

'A generous book and a beguiling read'

Praise for Born on a Blue Day: 'A memoir of outstanding lucidity and charm' - The Sunday Times

'Admirably modest but affecting autobiography by a man blessed with incredible mental gifts but struggling with Asperger's' - The Sunday Times - top choice of books 'you really must read'

Praise for Embracing the Wide Sky: 'Entertaining and informative about an impressive range of subjects . . . 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

Formerly an autistic child whose mother tongue was numbers, Daniel Tammet is the author of a rich and widely acclaimed body of work, including memoirs, essays, literary reportage, poetry and fiction. Born on a Blue Day (2006) and Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing (2017) were named by Booklist magazine among the editors' annual selections. Thinking in Numbers (2012) was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Tammet's books have been translated into thirty languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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ISBN 13	9780340961315
ISBN 10	0340961317
Title	Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing
Author	Daniel Tammet
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2018-08-23
Number of pages	288
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