Oaxaca Journal

Author:   Oliver Sacks
Publisher:   Pan Macmillan
Edition:   Main Market Ed.
ISBN:  

9781447208341


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   05 July 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Oaxaca Journal


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Oliver Sacks, the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, is most famous for his studies of the human mind: insightful and beautifully characterised portraits of those experiencing complex neurological conditions. However, he has another scientific passion: the fern. Since childhood Oliver has been fascinated by the ability of these primitive plants to survive and adapt in many climates. Oaxaca Journal is the enthralling account of his trip, alongside a group of fellow fern enthusiasts, to the beautiful province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Bringing together Oliver's endless curiosity about natural history and the richness of human culture with his sharp eye for detail, this book is a captivating evocation of a place, its plants, its people, and its myriad wonders.

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Author:   Oliver Sacks
Publisher:   Pan Macmillan
Imprint:   Picador
Edition:   Main Market Ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.144kg
ISBN:  

9781447208341


ISBN 10:   144720834
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   05 July 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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He lovingly relays what the group's excellent guide imparted of Oaxaca's history, its indigenes, the Zapotecs, and their ancient culture; he rhapsodizes over ruins and the technological and intellectual powers they bespeak; and he admires the people, the many exotic foods, the vistas, and the age-old industries of the towns he visits--all of this while his fellow travelers mostly keep on ferning. He says he wants to go back. Take us along, Dr. Sacks--please! <br>-- Booklist <br> <br> Light and fast-moving, unburdened by library research but filled with erudition.... Among the botanical and anthropological observations, one catches glimpses of Sacks's inner life. <br>-- The New Yorker <br> <br> Like all the best journals, [Oaxaca Journal] has a rich immediacy.... A rare treat . <br> -- The Globe and Mail


He lovingly relays what the group's excellent guide imparted of Oaxaca's history, its indigenes, the Zapotecs, and their ancient culture; he rhapsodizes over ruins and the technological and intellectual powers they bespeak; and he admires the people, the many exotic foods, the vistas, and the age-old industries of the towns he visits--all of this while his fellow travelers mostly keep on ferning. He says he wants to go back. Take us along, Dr. Sacks--please! -- Booklist Light and fast-moving, unburdened by library research but filled with erudition.... Among the botanical and anthropological observations, one catches glimpses of Sacks's inner life. -- The New Yorker Like all the best journals, [Oaxaca Journal] has a rich immediacy.... A rare treat . -- The Globe and Mail


Like all the best journals, it has a rich immediacy . . . the book is a rare treat. * Globe and Mail * Sacks’s boundless curiosity is always a reward. * New York Times *


Author Information

Oliver Sacks is a physician and the author of ten previous books, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Awakenings (which inspired the Oscar-nominated film) and Musicophilia. He lives in New York City, where he is Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the first, and only, Columbia University Artist, and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. In 2008, he was appointed Commander of the British Empire.

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