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Proust and the squid : the story and science of the reading brain / Maryanne Wolf ; illustrations by Catherine Stoodley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolf, Maryanne
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain--Evolution.
- Brain.
- Neurophysiology.
- Reading comprehension.
- Reading--Research.
- Reading.
- Reading history.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, [2007]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-295) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780060186395 :
- 0060186399
- OCLC:
- 148887403
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