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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Profile Books (6 Aug 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846680409
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846680403
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Never Read a Book so Quickly!, 10 Nov 2008
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Mr. N. T. Baxter "Neil" (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't Sleep, There are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Paperback)
I bought this book on Saturday. It's Monday now and I've just finished it, which for me is very fast indeed, and a reflection on what a fascinating and well written book it is.

I heard the author talking about his travels and studies on BBC Radio 4 and thought his ideas about linguistics were interesting, but when I had a quick look at the book before I bought it I realised it was much more than an work about the theory of language. It's actually a rare combination of exciting adventure story, anthropology AND linguistics. The conclusions Everett reaches after 30 years of living amongst the Piraha people get right to the heart of what makes us who we are as human beings, and provide a fascinating insight into another way of life we would otherwise never have heard of, or at least would understand only superficially.

The first half of the book focuses on the lives of the Piraha (and the experiences of Everett living with them), the second half focuses on the linguistics. This structure works really well and the book is a great fusion of entertainment and information throughout.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Timely Parable, 31 Jan 2009
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This review is from: Don't Sleep, There are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Paperback)
Daniel Everett's beautufully written account of a linguist and missionary who arrogantly intends to 'convert' an obscure and endangered Amazonian tribe to Christianity, and thereby 'save' them. But he discovers that they are the happiest people he has ever met, living completely in the moment, with none of the psychological hang-ups that plague so-called civilized people. In a moving and courageous book, the author describes his deep admiration forthe tribe and eventual decision to give up 'the crutches' of orthodox religion and embrace a spirituality of the now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't sleep, there are snakes, 30 April 2009
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I love this book. It is very interesting to read about the Amazonian tribe, fascinating to hear about people that live completely in the present and have no need for our knowledge, technology or God. I also enjoyed the description of their language - a language that can be spoken, hummed or even whistled. I have to admit though that I skipped the chapter about linguistic theroy.
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