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

Daniel L. Everett

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.

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The Ezra Klein Show

The guest mentioned the book as a great work that describes his research with a tribe in the Amazon and their presentoriented mindset. It was used to illustrate how some cultures focus less on longterm planning.

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He has a great book by the way called Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes. And his report ... he argues that in this tribe the Badajah that they're very present oriented, that they don't think that much abo...

— Episode: Time Is Way Weirder Than You Think

Episode: Time Is Way Weirder Than You Think

The guest mentioned the book as a great work that describes his research with a tribe in the Amazon and their presentoriented mindset. It was used to illustrate how some cultures focus less on longterm planning.

"

He has a great book by the way called Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes. And his report ... he argues that in this tribe the Badajah that they're very present oriented, that they don't think that much about the longterm future.

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