Born on a Blue Day Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

Name: Born on a Blue Day Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
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ISBN: 9781416549017

ISBN-10: 1416549013

ISBN-13: 9781416549017

Edition: N/A

Authors: Daniel Tammet

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Born on a Blue Dayis a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today -- guided by the owner himself. Daniel Tammet 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 record. He has savant syndrome, an extremely rare condition that gives him the most unimaginable mental powers, much like those…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 10/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English