{"product_id":"dont-sleep-there-are-snakes-daniel-l-everett-9780307386120","title":"Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart passionate memoir, part scientific exploration, a life-changing tale set among a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in Brazil that offers a riveting look into the nature of language, thought, and life itself. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Immensely interesting and deeply moving.... One of the best books I have read.\"--Lucy Dodwell, New Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel Everett arrived among the Pirahã with his wife and three young children hoping to convert the tribe to Christianity. Everett quickly became obsessed with their language and its cultural and linguistic implications. The Pirahã have no counting system, no fixed terms for color, no concept of war, and no personal property. Everett was so impressed with their peaceful way of life that he eventually lost faith in the God he'd hoped to introduce to them, and instead devoted his life to the science of linguistics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel L. Everett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307386120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307386120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.24w x 0.66d","brand":"Daniel L. Everett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049256120575,"sku":"9780307386120","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7f11dd1-5216-4bf5-a3cf-6d4dc51777a3.jpg?v=1685000534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dont-sleep-there-are-snakes-daniel-l-everett-9780307386120","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}