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Overview“Compulsively readable. . . . Dr. Sacks writes beautifully and with exceptional subtlety and penetration into both the state of mind of his patients and the nature of illness generally. . . . A brilliant and humane book.” — A. Alvarez, The ObserverAwakenings — which inspired the major motion picture — is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave them the then-new drug L-DOPA, which had an astonishing, explosive, “awakening” effect. Dr. Sacks recounts the moving case histories of his patients, their lives, and the extraordinary transformations that went with their reintroduction to a changed world.“[Sacks] opens to the reader doors of perception generally passed through only by those at the far borders of human experience.” — The Boston Globe“One of the most beautifully composed and moving works of our time.” — The Washington Post“A masterpiece.” — W. H. Auden Full Product DetailsAuthor: Oliver W. Sacks , Jonathan Davis , Oliver W. Sacks , Jonathan DavisPublisher: Brilliance Corporation Imprint: Brilliance Audio Edition: Unabridged Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.082kg ISBN: 9781501279621ISBN 10: 1501279629 Publication Date: 18 August 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationOliver Sacks was born in London and educated in London, Oxford, California, and New York. He is professor of clinical neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is the author of many books, including Awakenings, A Leg to Stand On, and Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |