Jacket endorsements for Daniel Tammet's Thinking in Numbers
4 Apr 2013
Daniel Tammet’s Thinking in Numbers , to be published in the US in July, has garnered some amazing quotes from some leading writers :
“Always entertaining, Tammet never loses his respect for the mystery of the universe of number” - J. M. Coetzee
“Thinking in Numbers enlarges one’s wonder at Tammet’s mind and his all-embracing vision of the world as grounded in numbers” - Oliver Sacks, MD
“A mind-expanding, kinetic aesthetic experience. Tammet’s poetic mathematics are beautiful guideposts for thinking about life and even love. As I read, I found myself saying, ‘Yes, this is true, and this is true, and this is so true.’” - Amy Tan
“Engrossing. Fascinating” - Billy Collins
“Intriguing. Provocative. An adventure.” - Lydia Davis
“A dazzling storyteller. Innovative.” - David Eagleman
“Sublime. Movingly peculiar and wise.” - Kurt Andersen