'Entertaining and informative about an impressive range of subjects ... EMBRACING THE WIDE SKY is fun and inspirational' -- FT Weekend 'Packed with his clear summaries of fascinating experiments ... Recent debate has bumped up this book from delightful to vital' -- Daily Telegraph 'packed with his clear summaries of fascinating experiments... Recent debate has bumped up this book from delightful to vital' -- Telegraph 'In his second book he takes readers on a fascinating and wide-ranging tour of our mind's capabilities, looking at the scientific studies and how his own remarkable abilities work. He even includes handy tips so the rest of us can improve our brains. In a word: Mind-expanding.' -- Herald Sun 'A fascinating insight into how the human brain works, written by the most remarkable mind on the planet... Clear and entertaining explanations of how we think, remember and learn are followed by practical examples that we can apply in the real world... A very interesting and informative read.' **** -- MX Sydney and Melbourne

Daniel Tammet is a writer, linguist and educator. A 2007 poll of 4,000 Britons named him as one of the world's "100 living geniuses". His website company, Optimnem, has provided foreign language instruction to thousands around the globe. His last book, the Sunday Times bestseller Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant, has been translated into 18 languages. He lives in Avignon, in the south of France.