false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256092797m/7018593.jpg 3091640 7 Owner of "the most remarkable mind on the planet," (according to <I>Entertainment Weekly</i>) Daniel Tammet captivated readers and won worldwide critical acclaim with the 2007 <I>New York Times</i> bestselling memoir, <I>Born On A Blue Day</i>, and its vivid depiction of a life with autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new book, he writes with characteristic clarity and personal awareness as he sheds light on the mysteries of savants' incredible mental abilities, and our own. <P>Tammet explains that the differences between savant and non-savant minds have been exaggerated; his astonishing capacities in memory, math and language are neither due to a cerebral supercomputer nor any genetic quirk, but are rather the results of a highly rich and complex associative form of thinking and imagination. Autistic thought, he argues, is an extreme variation of a kind that we all do, from daydreaming to the use of puns and metaphors. <P><I>Embracing the Wide Sky</i> combines meticulous scientific research with Tammet's detailed descriptions of how his mind works to demonstrate the immense potential within us all. He explains how our natural intuitions can help us to learn a foreign language, why his memories are like symphonies, and what numbers and giraffes have in common. We also discover why there is more to intelligence than IQ, how optical illusions fool our brains, and why too much information can make you dumb. <P>Many readers will be particularly intrigued by Tammet's original ideas concerning the genesis of genius and exceptional creativity. He illustrates his arguments with examples as diverse as the private languages of twins, the compositions of poets with autism, and the breakthroughs, and breakdowns, of some of history's greatest minds. <I>Embracing the Wide Sky</i> is a unique and brilliantly imaginative portrait of how we think, learn, remember and create, brimming with personal insights and anecdotes, and explanations of the most up-to-date, mind-bending discoveries from fields ranging from neuroscience to psychology and linguistics. This is a profound and provocative book that will transform our understanding and respect for every kind of mind. 3122747 2008 Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind total:64|5:4|4:30|3:21|2:8|1:1| 64 220 225 24 4 1 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 13:55:20 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 11:14:33 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 09:12:33 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:32:53 -0700 2009 Embracing the Wide Sky, he draws on his own experiences and a wide array of research to ex...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 09:29:58 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 12:04:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 21 06:41:47 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 06:45:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:03:51 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:08:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 16:51:57 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 16:55:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 27 22:55:55 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 22:59:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 15 10:28:53 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 10:39:54 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 20:59:48 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 21:00:44 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:28:21 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 11:47:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 06:46:31 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 06:48:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 25 11:05:49 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 11:07:56 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 00:53:41 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 18:27:12 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 11:32:26 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 27 08:47:54 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 11:32:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:04:50 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 11:38:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Feb 15 10:02:37 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 10:02:54 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 15:51:17 -0800 2009 Thu May 07 05:37:50 -0700 2009
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...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 24 04:40:33 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 07:16:23 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:52:25 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 07:59:56 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 13:13:14 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 15:18:46 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/1?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/3?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/2?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/4?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/5?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/6?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/7?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/9?book_id=7018593 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/10?book_id=7018593