Proust And The Squid : The Story And Science Of The Reading Brain

Author: Maryanne Wolf

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  • : $28.00 NZD
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  • : November 2008
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Description

"Proust and the Squid" was in "Publishers Weekly's"'Best Books of 2007' - described as 'a pathbreaking look at the reading brain'.How the brain learned to read is a startling reminder of the amazing achievements of humankind.'We were never born to read', says Maryanne Wolf. 'No specific genes ever dictated reading's development. Human beings invented reading only a few thousand years ago. And with this invention, we changed the very organisation of our brain, which in turn expanded the ways we were able to think, which altered the intellectual evolution of our species.'In "Proust and the Squid", Maryanne Wolf explores our brains' near-miraculous ability to arrange and rearrange themselves in response to external circumstances. Wolf, a world expert on the reading brain, brings both a personal passion and a deft style to this incredible story.A pop science masterpiece on a subject that anyone who loves reading will be sure to find fascinating. First published 2008.

Author description

Maryanne Wolf teaches at Tufts University and is Director of the Center for Reading and Language Research. She teaches and lectures all over the world and is a renowned expert on the reading brain.