Proust and the Squid Audio Book

Proust and the Squid:
The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
Author: Maryanne Wolf
Reader: Kirsten Potter

The brain was never wired for written language, yet most of us learn to read and write anyway. This developmental psychologist offers an impassioned look at reading, exploring how it has transformed our brains, our lives, and the world – and why it matters so greatly in a digital era. "Potter's scientific fluency makes this challenging information easier to grasp and more enticing than it would be in print. Listeners may be surprised to learn how intellectual and biological transformations take place in their brains as they listen."—AudioFile   » Read More