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Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing

Hardcover • 2017 • 1. edition

Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing

By Daniel Tammet

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About the book

'Tammet's intriguing cases of linguistic idiosyncrasies expand our notions on what it means to be human . . . Would dazzle any storyteller in love with words and their deepest meanings' AMY TAN'A generous book and a beguiling read' REBECCA GOWERSFrom 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.Why is the name 'Cleopatra' not allowed in Iceland? Why do clocks 'talk' ...Show more

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ISBN

9780340961308

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

Published year

2017

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Edition

1

Original title

Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing

Format

Hardcover

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