Awards

• Short-listed for Royal Society Prize for Science Books: General Prize 2007
• Shortlisted for Royal Society Prize for Science Books: General Prize 2007.
• Winner of Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2006
• Winner of Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2006.

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""A scrupulously detailed yet magnificently panoramic autobiography."" -- Sherwin B. Nuland - New York Times Book Review ""Arresting-indeed, unforgettable."" -- Howard Gardner - Washington Post ""An enchanting book."" -- Nancy C. Anderson - Science ""Few can interlace their autobiography with the evolution of a scientific paradigm. Even fewer can weave such a story seamlessly. Eric Kandel is one of these."" -- Yadin Dudai - Nature ""Beyond autobiography, the book is also an accessible introduction to contemporary neuroscience, the study of how the brain produces thought and action. Included are brilliant vignettes on the history of neuroscience."" -- Times Literary Supplement ""[A] scintillating mix of memoir, history of science, and fundamental biology without peer. It shows compellingly what first-rate science is and how it is created."" -- E.O. Wilson, author of The Diversity of Life ""Written with talent and grace, this extraordinary book by one of the greatest scientists of the mind alive will be read with delight by general readers as well as by students and scholars."" -- Elie Wiesel, author of Night

This superb book is both the scientific memoir of a Nobel laureate and a fluent introduction to current thinking on the biology of memory. Robbie Hudson, The Sunday Times In Search of Memory is popular science writing at its best. Financial Times The weaving of science and memoir, in a clear and unadorned style, is especially effective... The Economist Beyond autobiography, the book is also an accessible introduction to contemporary neuroscience... Charles Gross, The Times Literary Supplement

Author Information

Eric R. Kandel is Kavli Professor and University Professor at Columbia University and senior investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000. He lives in New York City.

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