{"product_id":"through-the-language-glass-why-the-world-looks-different-in-other-languages-guy-deutscher-paperback","title":"Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages -- Guy Deutscher, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2010\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2010\n\nA\u003ci\u003e Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2010\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\n\n\"An informative, pleasurable read... A gifted writer, Deutscher picks his way nimbly past overblown arguments to a sensible compromise.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Homer to Darwin, from Yale to the Amazon, and through a strange and dazzling history of the color blue, the leading linguist argues that our mother tongues do indeed shape our experiences of the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe debate is ages old: Where does language come from? Is it an artifact of our culture or written in our very DNA? In recent years, the leading linguists have seemingly settled the issue: all languages are fundamentally the same and the particular language we speak does not shape our thinking in any significant way. Guy Deutscher says they're wrong. Audacious, delightful, and provocative, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Language Glass\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become a classic of intellectual discovery.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guy Deutscher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Metropolitan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.25\" H x 6.2\" L x 1.02\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780312610494\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528386580784,"sku":"9780312610494","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780312610494.jpg?v=1780336888","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/through-the-language-glass-why-the-world-looks-different-in-other-languages-guy-deutscher-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}