Born on a Blue Day

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  Absolutely love it! David's story moves me a lot. He uses simple language to tell his story, and let you understand how he views this world through numbers. He is very articulate and honest about his own story. I become very interested about David and Asperger's syndrome after reading this book. You ... (continue)

  Absolutely love it! David's story moves me a lot. He uses simple language to tell his story, and let you understand how he views this world through numbers. He is very articulate and honest about his own story. I become very interested about David and Asperger's syndrome after reading this book. You can also check out his documentary ''The boy with an incredible brain'' in youtube.

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  Saxyscuba said on Aug 12, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  "Quite good" with a caveat - it's really not terribly well written. Fascinating, if you're interested in the way people's brains work (or don't), which I am, but there are times when his fascinations (for instance, his invented version of solitaire) can bog down the narrative.

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  Hold Your Spin said on Jul 3, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  A quick reading memoir of an autistic savant. This is written so even number challenged people can have a slight understanding of the amazing mind of Daniel Tammet. Would love to see the documentary about him as well.

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  Rameycreek said on Jun 27, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  This was a very interesting book about Savant Syndrome, synesthesia and autism. I liked Tammet's accounts of learning Icelandic and memorizing the number pi up to over 22,500 digits.

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  krin5292 said on May 31, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  his skill and journey overcoming all odds is fascinating but the story itself really rambles quite a bit...

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  Michaelkchan said on Dec 1, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Precious first-hand recount of a young man's life with Asperger's. So interesting and so moving.

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  ary29 said on Aug 4, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 304 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0340899751
• ISBN-13: 9780340899755
• Publisher: Hodder Paperback
• Pub date: Feb 22, 2007
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Others and eBook
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