Proust and the Squid : The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

English

ISBN: 0060933844

EAN: 9780060933845

Category: Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology/Psychology / Cognitive Psychology/Medical / Neurology/Medical / Neuroscience/Language Arts & Disciplines / Reading Skills/Psychology / Physiological Psychology/Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 07/07/2011

Synopsis: Developmental psychologist, neuroscientist, and dyslexia expert Wolf probes the question, How do we learn to read and write? This ambitious and provocative new book offers an impassioned look at reading, its effect on our lives, and explains why it matters so greatly in a digital era.

Awards: Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year – null 

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Proust and the Squid : The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.9 inches

Width: 5.25 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 9.63 oz

Pages: 320