The Man Who Tasted Words: Inside the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses

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Featuring words from Amos Founder Garth Hewitt, Mahmoud Darwish, Michael Leunig, Taha Muhammad Ali, Archbishop Oscar Romero, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Canon Lucy Winkett and writer and broadcaster Martin Wroe. It will illuminate, it will surprise, and it will leave your world just a little bit changed. ‘Words of Hope’ reflects the laughter, joy, and friendship we experience and all those times when we see the very best sides of our human nature. For over 30 years, Amos has produced numerous songs, books, films, poems, and prayers — moments when we step back and try to convey the essence of our partners’ work and the situations they face. The Man Who Tasted Words 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. In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. The translation into experiences with conscious meaning—the pattern of light and dark on the retina that is transformed into the face of a loved one, for instance—is a process that is invisible, undetected by ourselves and, in most cases, completely out of our control. In The Man Who Tasted Words, Guy Leschziner leads readers through the senses and how, through them, our brain understands or misunderstands the world around us. The Man Who Tasted Words shows that what we perceive to be absolute truths of the world around us is actually a complex internal reconstruction by our minds and nervous systems. Many colours and designs to choose from, these will complete any horse enthusiasts personalised collection.