A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today--guided by the owner himself. Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain what is happening inside his head. He sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn to speak new languages fluently, from scratch, in a week. In 2004, he memorized and recited more than 22,000 digits of pi, setting a...
A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today--guided by the owner himself. Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Number...
This is a personal, revealing exploration of the extraordinary mental powers that Daniel Tammet argues are within each person. He demonstrates how all of us can tap into extraordinary skills in memory, learning and imagination that we already have, but we just don't know how to use yet.
This is a personal, revealing exploration of the extraordinary mental powers that Daniel Tammet argues are within each person. He demonstrates how all...
In Daniel Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes and everyday examples, Tammet allows us to share his unique insights and delight in the way numbers, fractions and equations underpin all our lives.
In Daniel Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes and everyday examples, Tammet allows ...
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.
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...
Navenek působí jako nepřístupní géniové. A uvnitř? Daniel Tammet dokáže to, co jen málokdo na planetě. Zvládne se naučit cizí jazyk za týden. Vyjmenuje zpaměti tisíce číslic v čísle pí a téměř automaticky řeší komplexní matematické operace. A žije se synestezií — vnímá čísla jako barvy a naopak. Jeho životní dráha má však k matematické průzračnosti daleko. Výjimečnost zpravidla znamená také nepochopení a osamění, posměch a někdy i šikanu. Narozen v modrý den je autobiografické vyprávění o dětství a dospívání mimořádně...
Navenek působí jako nepřístupní géniové. A uvnitř? Daniel Tammet dokáže to, co jen málokdo na planetě. Zvládne se naučit cizí jazyk ...
A Japanese researcher in psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience of autism. A quirky boy growing up in 1950s Ottawa sows the seeds of his future Hollywood stardom. In the US, a nonverbal man explores body language, gesture by eloquent gesture, in his mother’s yoga classes. Nine Minds delves into the extraordinary lives of nine neurodivergent men and women from around the globe. From a Fields Medal–winning mathematician to a murder detective, a pioneering surgeon to a bestselling novelist, each is remarkable in their field, and each is changing how...
A Japanese researcher in psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience of autism. A quirky boy growing up in 1950s Ott...
