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

Fifteen brilliant essays about diverse aspects of language, including sign language, esperanto, the almost dead language of Manx, Tammet's introduction to Lithuanian, his mastery of French, and much more. In every essay Tammet familiarizes himself extensively with the subject. Having synesthesia and a wide-ranging memory he easily picks up foreign languages. He befriends Les Murray, an Australian poet, and translates Murray's poetry into French. In his essay about the French novel, La Disparition, which entirely omits the letter "e", Tammet pulls the same trick, and it's barely noticeable.

A highly functioning Savant off-the-charts genius, articulates for us the way he sees our world, from his.

Purchased this book due to notable reviews which I no longer follow. I believed to be a history source of word origins but it is nothing but a self appraising autobio!

Extraordinarily insightful and informative book - great read!

Present for my Dad. He said he is enjoying the book.

Very interesting book, but a little high priced in my opinion.

Wife looks the book.

Fantastic

A very good book. That author makes me love numbers as if they were poetic... and they become so. And every subject he touches is interesting.

Very enlightening book!