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Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf - Book Summary
“Reading Is Not Natural — And That's a Miracle”
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Title: Proust and the Squid
Author: Maryanne Wolf
Category: Science & Discovery, Learning & Education
Did you know that reading is not a natural skill your brain is born with? Sam and Sophie sit with that startling fact, because Maryanne Wolf's book reveals that our brains had to literally rewire themselves to make reading possible.
They walk through the history of writing systems from Sumerian…
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