{"product_id":"bxosw-the-man-who-tasted-words-9781471193958","title":"The Man Who Tasted Words: Inside the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘From the opening paragraph, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses.’\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Alice Roberts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere are you now?\u003cbr\u003eLook around you; what can you see?\u003cbr\u003eClose your eyes and think of a loved one – do you see their face?\u003cbr\u003eStretch out a hand; what can you feel with your fingertips, your palm, the soft underside of your wrist?\u003cbr\u003eWhat can you hear – nearby and far away?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe information you receive from your senses makes up your world. But that world does not exist. What we perceive to be the absolute truth of the world around us is a complex reconstruction, a virtual reality created by the complex machinations of our minds in tandem with the wiring of our nervous systems.\u003cbr\u003eBut what happens if that wiring goes awry? What happens if connections falter, or new and unexpected connections are made? Tiny shifts in the microbiology of our nervous systems can cause the world around us to shift and mutate, to become alien and unfamiliar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Man Who Tasted Words\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal’ senses, and whether such a thing even exists. Does blue look the same to you and me? Does grass smell the same? Or sugar taste as sweet? Do we even have the same understanding of what ‘sweet’ is?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Man Who Tasted Words\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unpacks the science behind your senses and challenges you to try and see the world through another’s eyes – and ears, and nose and mouth. It will illuminate, it will surprise, and it will leave your world just a little bit changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A truly astonishing book – from the story of the man who tasted words to that of Paul who could pull out his own teeth and break his legs yet feel no pain. These are beautifully and engagingly written stories of how our senses tell us about the reality of the world – or, sometimes, don’t.’\u003cbr\u003eGavin Esler, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow Britain Ends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Stories of people who experience the world differently show us what it means to be human. This is a deeply moving and powerful book, full of provocative ideas about human perception and the way we construct reality.’\u003cbr\u003eDaniel M. Davis, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Secret Body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Beautiful Cure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘This is a book vibrant with personality and full of wonder. Professor Leschziner takes us through an exploration of our senses, making us question the nature of our reality and how we interpret the world around us. It is a profound, entertaining and quite exceptional book.’\u003cbr\u003eDr Alastair Santhouse, Psychiatrist and Author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHead First\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e‘In vivid stories of patient maladies that affect our very human sensations of sight, sound, smell, touch and pain, Leschziner has deeply explored the sensory experiences that bombard every moment of our lives but of which we are barely aware. What a terrific melding of brain science with thoughtful ideas on our window to the outside world.’\u003cbr\u003eAllan Ropper, author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e Reaching Down the Rabbit Hol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ee and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow the Brain Lost its Mind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A fascinating, important and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!’ \u003cbr\u003eJohn Humphrys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Uk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43309574815950,"sku":"9781471193958","price":27.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781471193958_a.png?v=1780999093","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosw-the-man-who-tasted-words-9781471193958","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}