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Author: Oliver Sacks, M D (University of Manchester)
Publisher: Random House Large Print Publishing
Imprint: Random House Large Print Publishing
Edition: large type edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.80cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.30cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9780739378038
ISBN 10: 0739378031
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 26 October 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A <i>Financial Times</i> Best BookA <i>Globe and Mail</i> Best BookA <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book Compelling. . . . Uplifting. . . . One more chance to bask in an extraordinary man s irrepressible belief in the human potential to do more than survive the travails of our fragility. <i>Edmonton Journal</i> Awe-inspiring. . . . A deeply moving book. Norman Doidge, <i>The Globe and Mail</i> Graceful. <i> The New York Times Book Review</i> (Editor s Choice) Sacks invites readers to imagine their way into minds unlike their own, encouraging a radical form of empathy. . . . <b>The Mind s Eye</b> expresses a stubborn hope. <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Frank and moving. . . . His books resonate because they reveal as much about the force of character as they do about neurology. <i>Nature</i> It is a measure of his artistry that Sacks slots such funk and anxiety into a book that s mostly about the plasticity and adaptability of the human brain; a book that busily celebrates the indomitability of people. <i>The Telegraph</i> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
A Financial Times Best Book<br>A Globe and Mail Best Book<br>A New York Times Notable Book <br> Compelling. . . . Uplifting. . . . One more chance to bask in an extraordinary man's irrepressible belief in the human potential to do more than survive the travails of our fragility. <br>-- Edmonton Journal <br> Awe-inspiring. . . . A deeply moving book. <br>--Norman Doidge, The Globe and Mail <br> Graceful. <br> --The New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) <br> Sacks invites readers to imagine their way into minds unlike their own, encouraging a radical form of empathy. . . . The Mind's Eye expresses a stubborn hope. <br>-- Los Angeles Times <br> Frank and moving. . . . His books resonate because they reveal as much about the force of character as they do about neurology. <br>-- Nature <br> It is a measure of his artistry that Sacks slots such funk and anxiety into a book that's mostly about the plasticity and adaptability of the human brain;h
“An absorbing attempt to unravel the complexities of the human mind.” – Kirkus <br>“A no-brainer for the smart crowd; Sacks is so cool.” – Library Journal <br> <br>“A master storyteller with a very engaging style…as a professional who is also a patient, [Sacks] has a unique ability to explain to people what the basic problem is and what the physical effects are…he allows all of us to share this and perhaps take some understanding away with us.” –gulfnews.com <br> <br>“Sacks has a seemingly inexhaustible talent for eloquently and humanely explaining our brains’ most arcane and bizarre neurological dysfunctions.” – Time Magazine <br>“Riveting.” – Booklist <p> From the Hardcover edition.
A Financial Times Best BookA Globe and Mail Best BookA New York Times Notable Book Compelling. . . . Uplifting. . . . One more chance to bask in an extraordinary man s irrepressible belief in the human potential to do more than survive the travails of our fragility. Edmonton Journal Awe-inspiring. . . . A deeply moving book. Norman Doidge, The Globe and Mail Graceful. The New York Times Book Review (Editor s Choice) Sacks invites readers to imagine their way into minds unlike their own, encouraging a radical form of empathy. . . . The Mind s Eye expresses a stubborn hope. Los Angeles Times Frank and moving. . . . His books resonate because they reveal as much about the force of character as they do about neurology. Nature It is a measure of his artistry that Sacks slots such funk and anxiety into a book that s mostly about the plasticity and adaptability of the human brain; a book that busily celebrates the indomitability of people. The Telegraph From the Hardcover edition.
Author Information
Oliver Sacks<b> </b>is a practicing physician and the author of ten books, including <i>Musicophilia, </i> <i>The Man Who Mistook</i> <i>His Wife for a Hat, </i> and <i>Awakenings</i> (which inspired the Oscar-nominated film). He lives in New York City, where he is a professor of neurology and psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and the first Columbia University Artist. <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
