Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet

Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
List Price: $24.00
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions

Buy Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant at Amazon.com
(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Daniel Tammet
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-09
ISBN: 1416535071
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Free Press

Book Reviews of Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

Book Review: Understanding autisim
Summary: 5 Stars

This book gives a glimpse into the mind of an autistic person. Because the author can articulate his feelings and experiences,I have a much better understanding of how it might feel to live with this syndrome. As a teacher who frequently encounters children with autism, it is very helpful.

Summary of Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

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.

Memoirs Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in 2008 ALA Best Books for Young Adults (Non-Fiction)
Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant ImageBorn on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet
Free Press; Published: 2007-01-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.95
Price in other shops: $24.00
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book) ImageThe Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)
by Peter Sis
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); Published: 2007-08-21; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.13
Price in other shops: $18.00
E. E. Cummings: A Poet's Life ImageE. E. Cummings: A Poet's Life
by Catherine Reef
Clarion Books; Published: 2006-12-20; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.38
Price in other shops: $21.00
The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family ImageThe Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family
by Martha Raddatz
Putnam Adult; Published: 2007-03-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $2.50
Price in other shops: $24.95
American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China ImageAmerican Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
by Matthew Polly
Gotham; Published: 2007-02-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $7.64
Price in other shops: $26.00
The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America ImageThe Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America
by Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile; Published: 2007-12-27; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.98
Price in other shops: $30.00
Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography ImageMalcolm X: A Graphic Biography
Hill and Wang; Published: 2006-11-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.46
Price in other shops: $15.95
Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy ImageJane Addams: Champion of Democracy
by Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin
Clarion Books; Published: 2006-12-11; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.38
Price in other shops: $21.00
The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss ImageThe Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
by Claire Nouvian
University Of Chicago Press; Published: 2007-03-15; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $37.80
Price in other shops: $60.00
Tough Boy Sonatas ImageTough Boy Sonatas
by Curtis Crisler, Floyd Cooper
Front Street; Published: 2007-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.49
Price in other shops: $19.95
Similar Books and other products
The Life and Message of The Real Rain Man: The Journey of a Mega-Savant ImageThe Life and Message of The Real Rain Man: The Journey of a Mega-Savant
by Francis Peek, Lisa L. Hanson
Dude Publishing/ National Professional Resources, Inc.; Published: 2007-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.19
Price in other shops: $14.00
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew ImageTen Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
by Ellen Notbohm
Future Horizons; Published: 2005-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.97
Price in other shops: $14.95
Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism ImageUnstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
by Roy Richard Grinker
Basic Books; Published: 2008-01-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.14
Price in other shops: $15.95
Send in the Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism ImageSend in the Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism
by Kamran Nazeer
Bloomsbury USA; Published: 2007-04-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.14
Price in other shops: $13.95
House of Daughters (House of Peine) ImageHouse of Daughters (House of Peine)
by Sarah-Kate Lynch
Plume; Published: 2008-07-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.52
Price in other shops: $14.00
Extraordinary People : Understanding Savant Syndrome ImageExtraordinary People : Understanding Savant Syndrome
by Darold A. Treffert
Backinprint.com; Published: 2006-02-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.10
Price in other shops: $26.95
Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism ImageThinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism
by Temple Grandin
Vintage; Published: 2006-01-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.00
Price in other shops: $15.00
The Real Rain Man: Kim Peek ImageThe Real Rain Man: Kim Peek
by Fran Peek
Harkness Publishing Consultants; Published: 1997-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.59
Price in other shops: $11.95
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's ImageLook Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
by John Elder Robison
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2008-09-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.65
Price in other shops: $14.95
Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind ImageEmbracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind
by Daniel Tammet
Free Press; Published: 2009-01-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops: $25.00
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories