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Embracing the wide sky : a tour across the horizons of the mind / Daniel Tammet.

By:

Tammet, Daniel, 1979-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Free Press, 2009.Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover edDescription: vii, 292 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781416569695
1416569693

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DDC classification:

612.8/2 22

LOC classification:

QP376 .T36 2009

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Summary: The author of Born on a Blue Day combines meticulous scientific research with 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, why there is more to intelligence than IQ, how our brains turn light to sight, why too much information can make you stupid, and more.

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Book	Manhattan Area Technical College Library	612.8/2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		20170478

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index.

The author of Born on a Blue Day combines meticulous scientific research with 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, why there is more to intelligence than IQ, how our brains turn light to sight, why too much information can make you stupid, and more.

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