{"product_id":"speech-how-language-made-us-human-paperback","title":"SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Prentis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Stands alongside works by Steven Pinker and James Lovelock as a 'must-read' for our times.\" - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJOHN GRIBBIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eI couldn't stop reading until I finished it. This book should be widely read!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eJAMES LOVELOCK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm glad I read it. A literate and stylish writer.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- RICHARD DAWKINS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A genuine intellectual feast of ideas.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- MATT RIDLEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I think you're right.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- STEVEN PINKER \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes us human? Why are we the only animals who wear clothes, drive cars, trawl the internet, and fly helicopters on Mars? It's all because we've learnt to talk: yet remarkably, we still don't know how we did it. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPEECH!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e suggests an answer that's been hiding in plain sight - the simple yet radical shift that turned our analog grunts and shrieks into words. But its consequences are far from simple: being able to share ideas through language was an evolutionary tipping point - it allowed us to link up our minds. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPEECH! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003etraces our roller-coaster ride from hunter-gatherer to urban hipster: an epic tale of the struggle for knowledge against the false gods of culture, religion and identity - as we teeter toward a destination we may still resist, but must ultimately embrace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e: Simon Prentis has spent a lifetime working with other cultures and languages in over fifty countries. A veteran translator and interpreter of Japanese, his clients have ranged from government departments and academic and international institutions to cultural icons like Paul McCartney, Stanley Kubrick, Frank Zappa and Yoko Ono. This is his first book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Subtle, erudite and profoundly thought-provoking.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eNICHOLAS CRANE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Such an imaginative and scholarly work.\" - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSIR ANTHONY SELDON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIf you liked \u003c\/i\u003eSapiens, \u003ci\u003e you'll love this\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - JEE MANDAYO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBravo! A compelling read.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - YOKO ONO LENNON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I highly recommend it.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- HARPER REED \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718402347071,"sku":"9781916893511","price":23.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/31cd031a4221b4bac47106f512929555.webp?v=1765081800","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/speech-how-language-made-us-human-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}