Daniel Tammett - Embracing the wide sky: a tour across the horizons of the mind

Acknowledgements

This book is the fruit of several years of scientific research and personal reflection. Throughout this time my mind and life have been immeasurably enriched by all kinds of shared ideas and insights, experiences and adventures. To the following I am particularly grateful for their help, encouragement and/or for all that I have learned with them:

Many thanks to my editor at Free Press, Leslie Meredith, and her assistant, Donna Loffredo. A special mention to my previous editor, Bruce Nichols, for his warmth and enthusiasm.

Also to my editors at Hodder, Rowena Webb and Helen Coyle.

A merci is also due to Catherine Meyer at Les Arenes for her kind and thoughtful input.

Thanks as ever are due to my literary agent, Andrew Lownie, whose friendliness and efficiency are second to none.

A big thank you to all the scientists and researchers with whom I have had the great fortune to learn much about myself and how my mind (and every other) works. Special thanks to: Vilayanur Ramachandran, Shai Azoulai, Edward Hubbard, Bruce Miller, Darold Treffert, Simon Baron-Cohen, Julian Asher, Daniel Bor, Chris Ashwin, Jac Billington, Sally Wheelwright, Neil Smith, Gary Morgan and Charles Leclerc.

Special thanks also to Jean-Philippe Tabet and Margo Flah for their generosity and hospitality during much of the writing of this book.

And finally, innumerable thanks as ever to my family and friends for all their love, support and encouragement. In particular, takk to Sigriur Kristinsdttir and Hallgrmur Helgi Helgason, Laufey Bjarnadttir and Torfi Magnsson, Valgerur Benediktsdttir and Grmur Bjrnsson; thanks to Ian and Ana Williams and Olly and Ash Jeffery, and merci to Jrme Tabet.

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