{"product_id":"speech-how-language-made-us-human-9781916893511","title":"SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Stands alongside works by Steven Pinker and James Lovelock as a 'must-read' for our times.\" - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN GRIBBIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I couldn't stop reading until I finished it. This book should be widely read!\" - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES LOVELOCK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm glad to have read it. A literate and stylish writer.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRICHARD DAWKINS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A genuine intellectual feast of ideas.\" -\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMATT RIDLEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I think you're right.\" - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVEN PINKER\u003c\/b\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\u003ci\u003e\"Subtle, erudite and profoundly thought-provoking.\" - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICHOLAS CRANE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Such an imaginative and scholarly work.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIR ANTHONY SELDON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Reading for both pleasure and research.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eRICKY GERVAIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Bravo! A compelling read.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eYOKO ONO LENNON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I highly recommend it.\" \u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eHARPER REED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14622165\"\u003eSimon Prentis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hogsaloft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916893511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916893511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN009000\"\u003eLinguistics | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hogsaloft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44446969200877,"sku":"9781916893511","price":18.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a1b5f84a-16d6-4736-8f1a-432486738b8b.jpg?v=1700286783","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/speech-how-language-made-us-human-9781916893511","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}