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Born On a Blue Day

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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 record. He has savant syndrome, an extremely rare condition that gives him the most unimaginable mental powers, much like those portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man.

Fascinating and inspiring, Born on a Blue Day explores what it's like to be special and gives us an insight into what makes us all human—our minds.

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Publisher: Free Press
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 9, 2007

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781416548195
  • Release date: January 9, 2007

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781416548195
  • File size: 1426 KB
  • Release date: January 9, 2007

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.9
Lexile® Measure:1170
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:6-9

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 record. He has savant syndrome, an extremely rare condition that gives him the most unimaginable mental powers, much like those portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man.

Fascinating and inspiring, Born on a Blue Day explores what it's like to be special and gives us an insight into what makes us all human—our minds.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Free Press

    Awards:

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 9, 2007

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781416548195
    Release date: January 9, 2007

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781416548195
    File size: 1426 KB
    Release date: January 9, 2007

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 7.9
    Lexile® Measure: 1170
    Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    Text Difficulty: 6-9
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