Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel L. Everett

Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle

Daniel L. Everett

304 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous slow-paced

Description

A 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. Everett, then a Christian missionary, arrived among the Pirahã ...

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Moods

informative 93%
adventurous 73%
reflective 60%
inspiring 40%
challenging 26%
emotional 13%
funny 13%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 33%
fast 20%

Average rating

3.78

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