Daniel Tammet, Author . Free Press $24 (226p) ISBN 978-1-4165-3507-2
This unique first-person account offers a window into the mind of a high-functioning, 27-year-old British autistic savant with Asperger's syndrome. Tammet's ability to think abstractly, deviate from routine, and empathize, interact and...
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Daniel Tammet, Author . Free Press $25 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4165-6969-5
In 2004, autistic savant Tammet reeled off 22,514 digits of pi from memory, setting a European record. How did he achieve such a feat? Is an autistic mind different from others? Yes and no, Tammet answers in this follow-up to his bestselling memoir,
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Daniel Tammet. Little, Brown, $26 (288p) ISBN 978-0-316-18737-4
An autistic savant shares his insights on mathematics and life in this far-ranging collection of entertaining and thoughtful essays. Tammet’s (Born on a Blue Day) interests are intriguing and stunning in their diversity—one moment he’s considering...
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Daniel Tammet, Author, Daniel Gerroll, Read by , read by David Gerroll. Simon & Schuster Audio $29.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7435-7244-6
Following up his critically acclaimed memoir, Born on a Blue Sky
, Tammet offers this insightful analysis of autism that sheds light on the differences between savant and nonsavant minds. Reading with intense focus, actor Daniel Gerroll becomes...
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Daniel Tammet. Little, Brown, $27 (288p) ISBN 978-0-316-35305-2
“Words have been knots of beauty and mystery as long as I can remember,” writes the author of this insightful collection of 15 essays that explore language and its underappreciated nuances. The title, taken from the final line of the essay “You Are...
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Daniel Tammet. The Experiment, $16.95 trade paper (288p) ISBN 979-8-89303-073-0
Memoirist and essayist Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) sheds fresh light on autism in these vivid profiles of nine people with the condition. Some subjects dismantle neurotypical assumptions, like Japanese researcher Kana, who recounts her own studies...
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