Skip to content

Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds Paperback - 2002

by Patricia Lynne Duffy


From the publisher

Imagine a world in which words have colors and sounds have tastes. In his autobiography, Vladimir Nabokov described this neurological phenomenon, which helped inspire David Hockney's sets for the Metropolitan Opera. Richard Feynman experienced it while formulating the quantum theory that won him a Nobel Prize.
Sometimes described as a blending of perceptions, synesthesia occurs when only one of the fives senses is aroused but two respond. Journalist Patricia Lynne Duffy draws from her own struggles and breakthroughs with synesthesia to help us better understand the condition, while describing some of the major theories surrounding it. An illuminating examination of the world of synesthetes, "Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens" is a must-read for science and health buffs, as well as for artists, writers, and creative thinkers-or anyone generally intrigued by the brain, the senses, and perception.

First line

I was sixteen when I found out.

Details

  • Title Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds
  • Author Patricia Lynne Duffy
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Holt McDougal
  • Date November 1, 2002
  • ISBN 9780805071870 / 0805071873
  • Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.08 x 0.56 in (20.07 x 12.90 x 1.42 cm)

About the author

Patricia Lynne Duffy's essays and articles have appeared in the "San "
"Francisco Chronicle, Newsday, The Village Voice, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Ms.," and many other magazines and newspapers. She is a co-founder of and a consultant to the American Synesthesia Association. She lives in New York City.
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds

Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds

by Duffy, Patricia Lynne

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780805071870 / 0805071873
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$7.61
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Holt McDougal, 2002. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$7.61
FREE shipping to USA
Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds

Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds

by Duffy, Patricia Lynne

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780805071870 / 0805071873
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$7.61
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Holt McDougal, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$7.61
FREE shipping to USA
Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds

by Patricia Lynne Duffy

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used: Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780805071870 / 0805071873
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$9.89
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Holt Paperbacks, 2002-11-01. Paperback. Used: Good.
Item Price
$9.89
FREE shipping to USA