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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book. It transported me back to the college courses I took in the late 90s for a teacher's credential. It was basically an overview of what I had learned over a two year period, except in a condensed, readable, and interesting format - although sometimes difficult to grasp and a few ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48346102">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this book Daniel Tammet deals with a lot of topics that interest me as well: Math, Mind, Language, Creativity - he presents a lot of information that is quite interesting - especially his first-person views of synesthesia and of perceiving numbers semantically (i.e., the number theoretical proper...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80327843">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Daniel Tammet is what is termed a prodigious savant. He has a very high functioning form of Autism (Asberger’s syndrome), a remarkably high IQ and absolutely amazing mathematical and linguistic abilities. In <em>Embracing the Wide Sky</em>, he draws on his own experiences and a wide array of research to ex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66841250">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first half of the book is really unique, and filled with interesting tidbits. For example, when given a large matrix of numbers to remember, Tammet does remarkably well when the numbers are &quot;shaped&quot; as he experiences them: ones are spiky, twos are round, threes are sad and blue, etc. H...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51577023">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Embracing the Wide Sky is enjoyable, discussing interesting tidbits in the beginning that pulls you in, however, the book loses steam as it moves along, and in my opinion, becomes a little too anecdotal for my taste.  I always enjoy thinking about how we think, and I wonder if it is possible to pres...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53450769">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a survey of literature on how our brains work compared with how this savant's brain works.  Gives some ideas on how we might make better use of our minds.  This should not be your only source on brain function as the research supporting Tammet's ideas are highlighted but it is thought provok...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72046018">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Written by an autistic savant, the book explores two areas of the mind, math and language abilities.  I question some of his statements, but the book was very interesting.  I agree emphatically with his comments having standards in learning and the value of being corrected.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reads like an encyclopedia of nuero-phenomena currently being buoyed on the waves of current tides.  Flat, not so great, but informational so that in list form it would be summary of those ideas coming to shore in the last few years. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is just a rehash of every other cognitive science book I've read. That said, if you haven't read much cognitive science, this is a good place to start, but doesn't go much in depth with anything.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyable book looking at human abilities. Daniel Tammet is Asperger's, and looks at his own talents as well as those demonstrated by others. Our mind/memory do not resemble those of a computer, we can do more than we realise and can learn to learn in a more effective way.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[written by Daniel Tammet, the savant who also wrote Born on a Blue Day, this is an insight into the mind and how it works - hopeful for the aged as those neural pathways do keep connecting!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent look at cognitive concepts from someone who had paid more attention than the rest of us.   It looks like my sister is right, i AM the autistic one.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It summarized well the current understanding of the human brain.  Its subject overlapped with other books I have read before - so occasionally I found it a bit tedious.   But if he were to write a new book  I would want to read that as well.    ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone should read this book. Tammet is an autistic savant who is best known for reciting pi to 22,514 decimals. His book is part autobiographical and is mostly about cognition, perception, language, and memory. It's fascinating. (He is also a synesthetic, which is really interesting.)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is and inspiring and beautifully written book. It summarizes and analyzes some very exciting new research on the brain and how it works. Tammet explores such things as connections in the brain, memory, and the mind body connection, all the while making a case that the &quot;normal&quot; mind is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67497582">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this sounds amazing, and i want to read it!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I must have forgotten to put a review up for this when I'd just finished it! No matter--it's memorable enough.<br/><br/>Daniel Tammet is a great writer and a facinating person, and I enjoyed this book rather a lot. His insights into how his brain works, and therefore how other human brains work (o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48151139">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent food for thought.  I loved the insight into the mind of a genius.  Just be warned: It's nonfiction, and it is about the brain.  Although it reads well for the subject matter, it took a while to get through.]]></body>
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