Born on a blue day: inside the extraordinary mind of an autistic savant
(CD Audiobook)
Author:
Contributors:
Published:
[Old Saybrook, CT] : Tantor Audio, p2007, c2006.
Format:
CD Audiobook
Physical Desc:
6 sound discs (6.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lexile measure:
1170L
Status:
Description
One of the world's fifty living autistic savants is the first and only to tell his compelling and inspiring life story-and explain how his incredible mind works. Worldwide, there are fewer than fifty living savants, those autistic individuals who can perform miraculous mental calculations or artistic feats (think Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man). Until now, none of them has ever been capable of discussing his or her thought processes, much less undertake the writing of a book. Daniel Tammet is the first. From childhood, Tammet's problems were immediately apparent. He was shunned by his classmates and often resorted to rocking and humming quietly. Yet he could memorize almost anything, and his math and language skills were astonishing. By the time he entered high school, Daniel was diagnosed as autistic, and he began to discover his own superhuman abilities-calculating huge sums in his head in seconds, learning new languages in one week, and memorizing more than 22,000 digits of pi. With heart-melting simplicity and astonishing self-awareness, Born on a Blue Day tells Daniel's story-from his childhood frustrations to adult triumphs-while explaining how his mind works. He thinks in pictures. He sees numbers as complex shapes; thirty-seven, for example, is lumpy like porridge, while eighty-nine reminds him of falling snow. Today, Daniel has emerged as one of the world's most fascinating minds and inspiring stories. While his brain has amazed scientists for years, everyone will be moved by this remarkable man's life story.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Lyme Adult Book on CD
AUDIO 92 TAM
On Shelf
Orange/Case Adult Audiobook Nonfiction CD
Audiobook CD 362.196 Tammet
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400134038, 1400104033, 9781400104031
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.9, 13 Points
Level 7.9, 13 Points
Lexile measure:
1170
Notes
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
Unabridged.
Participants/Performers
Read by Simon Vance.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Tammet, D., & Vance, S. (20072006). Born on a blue day: inside the extraordinary mind of an autistic savant. [Old Saybrook, CT], Tantor Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Tammet, Daniel, 1979- and Simon. Vance. 20072006. Born On a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant. [Old Saybrook, CT], Tantor Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Tammet, Daniel, 1979- and Simon. Vance, Born On a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant. [Old Saybrook, CT], Tantor Audio, 20072006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Tammet, Daniel and Simon Vance. Born On a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant. [Old Saybrook, CT], Tantor Audio, 20072006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
8d296186-c1f0-1ad0-27cb-c7d87908c44a
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