Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing: Encounters with the Mysteries & Meanings of Language by Daniel Tammet

Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing: Encounters with the Mysteries & Meanings of Language

Daniel Tammet

274 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Why is the name 'Cleopatra' not allowed in Iceland? Why do clocks 'talk' to the Nahua people of Mexico? And if we are what we eat, are we also what we say? These are just some of the questions Daniel Tammet answers in Every Word is a Bird We Teach...

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