"At the level of sheer pleasure in reading, "A Man without Words" is as gripping as a novel, eliciting great sympathy for both protagonist and author. . . . The question that drives it--what is it like to be without language?--should be of interest to any reflective person, and it is one of the great scientific questions of all time."--Steven Pinker, author of "The Language Instinct"
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"At the level of sheer pleasure in reading, "A Man without Words" is as gripping as a novel, eliciting great sympathy for both protagonist and author. . . . The question that drives it--what is it like to be without language?--should be of interest to any reflective person, and it is one of the great scientific questions of all time."--Steven Pinker, author of "The Language Instinct"
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