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... and a special thank-you to Jenny (lunacat) for lending it to me. ( my comments in full )
Proust and the Squid - Maryanne Wolf - superlatively readable account of the science and history of the reading brain. Fascinating and absorbing. ( pyrocow in 75 Books Challenge for 2010 : pyroCow's 2010 list (Dec 21, 2009, 3:08pm)
... Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
16. Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
17. Proust and the Squid
18. The Tale of Genji
19. The Sot-Weed Factor
20. Johnny Got His Gun
21. A Brief History of Time
22. American Tabloid
23. Infinite Jest ...
... acquisition and literacy from the perspective of overcoming learning disabilities. In particular, Maryanne Wolf, whose Proust and the Squid is an attempt to deliver some of her ideas in a form accessible to a more general audience, was absolutely phenomenal at a practical level in helping ...
... (Lo, how the mighty are fallen...)
The Broken Teaglass
Still working my way through
Reading In The Brain and Proust and the Squid , both of which have to do with how our brains are wired or re-wired for purposes of reading text.
For the Philosophy of Language Crowd, I heartily recommend Maryanne Wolf's Proust and the Squid . It's not philosophy of language per se, but more about language acquisition and intervention. The Whorf-Sapir fans will find it interesting, since she summarizes some of the research into the way in ...
... A Bed in Heaven, A Change of Climate, A Book of Silence, and WWII Behind Closed Doors to the BlackHole, where Proust and the Squid is already residing. Thanks for the recommendations.
I read My Family and Other Animals last year and loved it! I am glad you liked it too. On ...
Nice selection of books, Karen. I'm adding Proust and the Squid (which may be there already) and A Change of Climate to my wish list.
Is H1N1 slowing down in Vancouver? According to the CDC, the US has had three consecutive weeks of decrease in the number of cases of influenza like illness, ...
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A satisfying short read by this Dutch writer, and this inspired me to go on to read the better known 'The Twins'
131. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
sarahbird in What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of November 14, 2009? (Nov 19, 2009, 3:33pm)
I am just a few pages in Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf. I'm hoping to make some progress on it on the train this evening.
... Shermer)
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Tina Cassidy)
The Progress Paradox (Gregg Easterbrook)
Proust and the Squid (Maryanne Wolf)
73 - finished 9/25/2009
Title: Proust and the Squid : The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
Author: Maryanne Wolf
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500 – Science and Mathematics - A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold
600 – Technology and Applied Science - Proust and the Squid , Maryanne Wolf
700 – Arts and Recreation - Levels of the Game, John McPhee
900 – History - The Knights Templar, Barbara Frale
900 – History ...
... Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America - Anne Tyler (2/20/09)
27. Proust and the Squid - Maryanne Wolf (2/24/09)
28. A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnely (2/28/09) book group
29. American Rust - Phillip Meyer (3/04/09)
30. A V ...
Gentlemen of the Road, Michael Chabon, swashbuckler,
Rumpole of the Bailey, John Mortimer,
Proust and the Squid , Maryanne Wolf, nonfic neuroscience and reading.
Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K Jerome
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be, Farley Mowat, growing up in rural Canada.
The Bad Quarto, J ...
My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List.
... Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America - Anne Tyler (2/20/09)
27. Proust and the Squid - Maryanne Wolf (2/24/09)
28. A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnely (2/28/09) book group
29. American Rust - Phillip Meyer (3/04/09)
30. A V ...
I have Proust and The Squid to be read sometime- this year I hope. It's been mentioned by several people here on LT. It's a 600 book with the subtitle; The Story and Science of the Reading Brain so I'll include it as a science book.
My futurism books usually have quite a bit of science in ...
... on PBS)
* The "God" Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality and God by Matthew Alper
* Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
* Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love by Helen Fisher
* After the I ...
... Yellow-Lighted Bookshop - Lewis Buzbee (1/23/09)
Women Who Love Books Too Much - Brenda Knight (2/02/09)
Proust and the Squid - Maryanne Wolf (2/?/09)
Housekeeping vs. The Dirt - Nick Hornsby (3/15/090
Shakespeare Wrote For Money - Nick Hornsby (4/20/09)
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April so far
Christine Falls 4*
The Patient in Room 18 1929 3*
The Spare Room 4.5*
Proust and the Squid 4.5*
The Roman Hat Mystery 1929 3*
Oranges are Not the Only Fruit 4*
The Frightened Wife 3.5*
More details on my 999 Ch ...
Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
Wolf's book starts with a history of written language and reading. She describes the changes in brain circuitry that accommodate reading, the stages of learning to read, and the differences in brain structure and abilities between average readers and ...
... middle of a really good memoir now (War Child), but I should finish it later this evening and I think that I will start Proust and the Squid after. Like you said, it is topics that should interest me, so I feel like I just need to make myself get started and see what I think. I will be ...
... as fun, fluffy, funny, not at all serious!) was Gods Behaving Badly. It was pretty funny.
How are you enjoying Proust and the Squid ? I own it and keep picking it up but then choosing something else instead. I think I just need a little kick to get started on it :)
... Shadow of the Sun, which is what my copy is called. I've just started it but it looks like it will be a good read.
Proust and the Squid was one of my top ten reads last year. I'm very interested in the brain and I'm also a music teacher so that one was fascinating for me. I'm also a "s ...
... for the compliments, Rachael! I definitely enjoy reading your posts as well...oh, that reminds me, I have to get Proust and the Squid . Oh good, my local Borders has it in stock, I'll go there tomorrow.
I received Alain Mabanckou's Broken Glass from The Book Depository today, ...
Great books in Feb:
Proust and the Squid - Maryanne Wolf: the science and history of reading, just brilliant
My Antonia - Willa Cather: totally different pace from my usual sort of thing, beautiful, calm, reflective stuff.
Cassandra at the Wedding - Dorothy Baker: wrenching portrait of ...
>129 That's quite alright. :)
*wanders off to investigate Proust and the Squid *
That looks interesting. Now, where was I...?
56. Heart of the Sea - Nora Roberts
Slick, well-paced romance; a typical Nora Roberts. Didn't really do it for me, though. I found the paranormal ...
>126: Stasia, in that case you should watch out when you get onto Proust and the Squid as it does the same thing :( It's obviously a new trend in non-fiction that they want to market to a wider audience...
... Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Lois Lowry by Lois Markham
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain byMaryanne Wolf
Seven Kisses in a Row by Patricia MacLachlan
The Gates of Excellence: On Readin ...
Just out of curiosity, is the squid connection in Proust and the Squid about Hodgkin and Huxley's experiments with squid giant axons?
I have Proust and the Squid sitting on my nightstand--I have an ER nonfiction to finish first and then on to it! Your review has whetted my appetite.
I'll definitely be reading Proust and the Squid , it sounds great!
Smashing review of Proust and the Squid , Rachael. My word. I'll have to get it.
excellent review of Proust and the Squid . On the pile it goes! Thanks.
FlossieT
Glad you enjoyed Proust and the Squid --it was one of my top reads last year. I was fascinated about how humans developed written language and "invented" reading--and so many different ways of expressing language in writing! Although I was aware that were were several form of written ...
I heard about Proust and the Squid some time ago, but didn't buy it because I wanted to read a few reviews first. Now that I've read yours, it sounds exactly like something I'd be interested in. Added to my wishlist, thanks!
Just finished Proust and the Squid - absolutely incredible book on reading (history, science and experience). Loved it to bits.
25. Proust and the Squid - Maryanne Wolf
295 pages, including 58 - 58! - pages of notes (I'm not counting the permissions or indexes though)
What an incredible book. Supremely readable, it seems undignified to label this 'popular science', because the amount of references show clearly that ...
#339: No, I did not read Proust and the Squid last year, but it is on the Continent. I just have to get my hands on a copy yet.
... and also that my mum HATED them (so probably wouldn't have agreed to buy them!!).
Trying to remember now if you read Proust and the Squid last year or not...
26. Proust and the Squid
... book. lunacat lent it to me but it's clearly going to be one of those book I buy my own copy of.
Now halfway through Proust and the Squid , also excellent though obv. for some different reasons. I'm finding the explanations of the different stages of learning to read completely fascinating, ...
... Black Market Truth by Sharon Kaye
05. Medicus by Ruth Downie
06. The Night Villa by Carol Goodman
07. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
08. The Olympian: A Tale of Ancient Hellas by E.S. Kraay
09. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
10. New Moon by Stephen ...
22. Proust and the Squid
... for my own library.
So. After that, I felt non-fiction like still, and I'm really, really, really enjoying Proust and the Squid BUT - I can't seem to shake off this wretched virus, and I didn't have anything like enough sleep last night, so I took refuge in a trashy mystery....
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... it's time to chuck out the nappies with the littlest and I was in need of some affirmation...
Some Thurber now, before Proust and the Squid . I realise that the reason I must stop placing library requests is not the requests themselves but what might be termed "collateral damage" - the books ...
... Market Truth by Sharon Kaye
5. Medicus by Ruth Downie
6. The Night Villa by Carol Goodman
7. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
8. The Olympian: A Tale of Ancient Hellas by E.S. Kraay
... from the library (local system has it). The Pinker book I might hold off on, although he's on my radar. Maybe after reading Proust and the Squid .
... Market Truth by Sharon Kaye
5. Medicus by Ruth Downie
6. The Night Villa by Carol Goodman
7. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
ReneeMarie in 999 Challenge : 999 Challenge Coffeehouse (Jan 26, 2009, 10:12pm)
Request for recommendation(s).
If I've been paying attention, several on this list recommend Proust and the Squid and The Brain That Changes Itself. I'm also interested in a book I've seen called Big Brain.
Does anyone have recommendations for other cognitive science books?
I ...
... this field but am limited to this kind of popular journalism and Scientific American or New Scientist.
I really enjoyed Proust and the Squid .
Still reading Proust and the Squid and I decided to start Dreams From my Father from the beginning even though I had already read more than half of it. I find myself analyzing Barack Obama's life from Malcolm Gladwell's perspective as outlined in Outliers. But, come to think of it, I think I ...
... llien
Rotten Reviews by Bill Henderson
Old Filth by Jane Gardam
Fear and Trembling by Amelie Nothomb
Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
There is no doubt that LT has nearly completely changed/influenced the books that capture my interest.
Richard - so glad ...
# 277BrainFlakes
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"Squid" was referring to the book Proust and the Squid which talks about the science of the reading brain. Maryanne Wolf spends the last 1/3 of the book discussing dyslexics which she calls squids because their brains are wired differently. Most ...
Carolyn, I'm a school psychologist, and so Proust and the Squid is actually professional reading for me. I'm interested to compare Wolf's book to that of Sally Shaywitz, Overcoming Dyslexia: a new and complete science-based program for reading problems at any level, based on 20 years of ...
>80: have cracked and ordered Proust and the Squid from the library... it's not looking good for eroding the TBR piles this year!!
#76 ronincats
I read Proust and the Squid in December and I found it fascinating! I was especially interested to discover that I am a squid. I have always joked that "my brain is wired differently." I've now found out that it is no joke--my brain is wired entirely differently! (You will ...
... going to be good, but it's dense. I am keen to read it in the next few months though.
Someone on here has just finished Proust and the Squid - maybe bonniebooks in her 999 challenge.
... read the non-fiction books a chapter at a time before bedtime in between fiction books. Anyone want to give me a nudge?
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason by Charle ...
... Books 4/9
1. A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
2. A Pound of Paper by John Baxter
3. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
4. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
5. Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
6. A Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. Basbanes
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6. Being Human -- books about the brain or the genome
1. The Geography of Thought by R. Nisbett
2. Proust and the Squid by M. Wolf -- how the brain learned to read
3. It Takes a Genome by Greg Gibson
4. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
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... you're reading. My best friend got me The Fact of a Doorframe several years ago and I've never gotten around to read it. Proust and the Squid sounds right up my alley--- I love books about the brain. As far as comments go, I shall try and get around to the 2 I finished this year before I ...
... of a Doorframe which are earlier poems. I will be interested in your opinion.
A science book I read in December was Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf. It is the "science of the reading brain" and I found it fascinating. That sort of fits in biology--and is definitely worth a read! ...
I'm about a third of the way through The Maltese Falcon, halfway through My Life in Art, and I'm about to start Proust and the Squid . I splurged at Barnes and Noble so I have a whole stack of TBRs now!
... The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville which was my official 999 challenge book by her. Still reading Outliers and Proust and the Squid which are both very good, but I have to admit I keep getting diverted by my other 999 books.
... (The Elegance of the Hedgehog). Though I am staying put, I am being constantly distracted by what my brain is doing in Proust and the Squid: the story and science of the reading brain .
Inside my brain with Maryanne Wolfe's Proust and the Squid .
Had to get back to work today, so didn't get to read very much. Very excited to be reading both Outliers and Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain , so I have been alternating between them whenever I have a few minutes. First quote from Wolf which is really a quote ...
I've read about 2/3's of Snowball, I'm going to read Outliers real soon here, and I just bought Proust and the Squid , so I'll star you to see what you think of those! Happy reading!
Flossie
I hope you enjoy Proust and the Squid . -- It's not a fast read but a very interesting and worthwhile one--especially for "readers!"
The favorite poem mentioned in my review that wasn't in Goblin Market was "In the Bleak Midwinter." I knew the poem before I knew the hymn--so now ...
Some great reviews there, MusicMom - really do want to read Proust and the Squid this year. And Christmas always makes me want to re-read Christina Rosetti - In the Bleak Midwinter never fails to make me blub like a baby (doesn't matter whose music it is, it's the words).
Happy New Year!
Congratulations on a great year, and thanks for such good reviews. I've put Proust and the Squid on my wish list. Regards, Jan
... in Paris and London
Chesterton, G.K.: The Man Who Was Thursday
Top 5 (oops! 6) Nonfiction:
Wolf, Maryanne: Proust and the Squid
Mortenson, Greg & David Oliver Relin: Three Cups of Tea
Preston, Diana & Michael: A Pirate of Exquisite Mind
Corson, Trevor: The Secre ...
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Chesterton, G.K.: The Man Who Was Thursday (BC 232) Msg 5
Top 5 (oops! 6) Nonfiction:
Wolf, Maryanne: Proust and the Squid (BC 306) Msg 202
Mortenson, Greg & David Oliver Relin: Three Cups of Tea (BC 349) Msg 121
Preston, Diana & Michael: A Pirate of Exquisite M ...
... of her poems to see how she matured as a poet. My favorite poem of hers wasn’t in this book.
107. Wolf, Maryanne: Proust and the Squid (BC 306)
This was a fascinating study of the “reading brain” with an added dash of a brief history of the rise of written language (so we would ...
... fit it into my Africa category.
BTW Stasia--have you read The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan? I saw a quote in Proust and the Squid attributed to him that I really liked and I recognized the name of the author but she didn't give the source of the quote. It was about dyslexia so I ...
Just finished Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf. It was fascinating -- highly recommended! I'll post a review on my 75 challenge thread in a couple of days--after the Christmas activities settle down.
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The House of Wisdom
Science and Islam: A History
Greek Thought, Arab Culture
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
Proust and the Squid
Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Attempt to Measure the Globe
Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam
How to Think Like a Ma ...
Have I mentioned I'm reading Proust and the Squid --it's taking me a long time but now that all my stressful events are over--
The only stress now is that I haven't started Christmas shopping and I have to get gifts which haven't been purchased yet sent to Chicago before Christmas and I thought ...
147. Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain , Maryanne Wolf, 2007
The neurophysiology of reading. Terrific pulling together of current research and anecdotes of how it feels to leap into fluent reading by noted authors. Having a third child who isn't flying into ...
Category 9- Books about books (fiction and non-fiction)
1) The Solitary Vice, Mikita Brottman
2) Proust and the Squid , Maryanne Wolf
3) Promised Land, Jay Parini
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... Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America - Anne Tyler (2/20/09)
27. Proust and the Squid - Maryanne Wolf (2/24/09)
28. A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnely (2/28/09)
29. American Rust - Phillip Meyer (3/04/09)
30. A Version of Tr ...
... of one of the exquisite frescoed royal palaces, where early forms of plumbing and air-conditioning were de rigueur.
Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
... (got)
- Flat Earth News: Nick Davies (FlossieT)
- Mistress of Art and Death: Ariana Franklin (Fourpawz2)
- Proust and the Squid : Maryanne Wolf (FlossieT)
- What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to…: Daniel Pool (TadAD)
- The Fish Can Sing ...
... is reading a left brain activity or a right brain activity or both?"
I'm going to put that question on "hold." I bought Proust and the Squid by Wolf right after we got to Chicago and had read the first part when I discovered Whole New Mind in my son's library. I decided to read that first ...
Started Proust and the Squid: the story and science of the reading brain last night--only got a few pages in, but this will be my non-fiction read until I get it done. This is in the way of my professional reading.
Oh, dear! Where is my copy of Proust and the Squid ? I just got it last month...where did it go? It's not on the table by the computer where it started out...I've lost it!
>47: MusicMom, if you're interested in books about how the brain works, I thought Proust and the Squid also looked really interesting - it's now out in paperback in the UK, not that I can justify buying it at the moment.
... work that summarizes much of what is going on in thinking about intelligence today, I'd recommend Maryann Wolf's Proust and the Squid: the Story and Science of the Reading Brain . It doesn't have much on this debate in it.
I agree with Doug that in the next couple of decades we'll ...
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