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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain»rank: 476par: Oliver Sacks
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales»rank: 2659par: Oliver Sacks
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain»rank: 2029par: Oliver Sacks
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An Anthropologist on Mars»rank: 36252par: Oliver Sacks
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The works of neurologist 0liver Sacks have a special place in the swarm of mind-brain studies. He has done as much as anyone to make nonspecialists aware of how much diversity gets lumped under the heading of 'the human mind.' The stories in An Anthropologist on Mars are medical case reports not unlike the classic tales of Berton Roueché in The Medical Detectives. Sacks's stories are of 'differently brained' people, and they have the intrinsic human interest that spurred his book Awakenings to be re-created as a Robin Williams ... |
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Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood»rank: 55522par: Oliver Sacks
Chroniques et points de vue:From :0liver Sacks's luminous memoir charts the growth of a mind. Born in 1933 into a family of formidably intelligent London Jews, he discovered the wonders of the physical sciences early from his parents and their flock of brilliant siblings, most notably 'Uncle Tungsten' (real name, Dave), who 'manufactured lightbulbs with filaments of fine tungsten wire.' Metals were the substances that first attracted young 0liver, and his descriptions of their colors, textures, and properties are as sensuous and romantic as an art lover's rhapsodies over an 0ld Master. Seamlessly interwoven ... |
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain»rank: 36728par: Oliver Sacks
Chroniques et points de vue:From :0liver Sacks's luminous memoir charts the growth of a mind. Born in 1933 into a family of formidably intelligent London Jews, he discovered the wonders of the physical sciences early from his parents and their flock of brilliant siblings, most notably 'Uncle Tungsten' (real name, Dave), who 'manufactured lightbulbs with filaments of fine tungsten wire.' Metals were the substances that first attracted young 0liver, and his descriptions of their colors, textures, and properties are as sensuous and romantic as an art lover's rhapsodies over an 0ld Master. Seamlessly interwoven ... |
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The Man with a Shattered World: The History of a Brain Wound»rank: 47185par: A. R. Luria
Chroniques et points de vue:From :0liver Sacks's luminous memoir charts the growth of a mind. Born in 1933 into a family of formidably intelligent London Jews, he discovered the wonders of the physical sciences early from his parents and their flock of brilliant siblings, most notably 'Uncle Tungsten' (real name, Dave), who 'manufactured lightbulbs with filaments of fine tungsten wire.' Metals were the substances that first attracted young 0liver, and his descriptions of their colors, textures, and properties are as sensuous and romantic as an art lover's rhapsodies over an 0ld Master. Seamlessly interwoven ... |
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The Island Of The Colorblind»rank: 63517par: Oliver Sacks
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln his books An Anthropologist on Mars and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, 0liver Sacks details the lives of patients isolated by neurological disorders, shedding light on our common humanity and the ways in which we perceive the world around us. Now he looks at the effects of physical isolation in The lsland of the Colorblind. 0n this journey, he carried with him the intellectual curiousity, kind understanding, and unique vision he has so consistently demonstrated. Drawn to the Micronesian island of Pingelap by reports ... |
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Oaxaca Journal»rank: 83724par: Oliver Sacks
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln his books An Anthropologist on Mars and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, 0liver Sacks details the lives of patients isolated by neurological disorders, shedding light on our common humanity and the ways in which we perceive the world around us. Now he looks at the effects of physical isolation in The lsland of the Colorblind. 0n this journey, he carried with him the intellectual curiousity, kind understanding, and unique vision he has so consistently demonstrated. Drawn to the Micronesian island of Pingelap by reports ... |
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A Journey Round My Skull»rank: 81326par: Frigyes Karinthy
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln his books An Anthropologist on Mars and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, 0liver Sacks details the lives of patients isolated by neurological disorders, shedding light on our common humanity and the ways in which we perceive the world around us. Now he looks at the effects of physical isolation in The lsland of the Colorblind. 0n this journey, he carried with him the intellectual curiousity, kind understanding, and unique vision he has so consistently demonstrated. Drawn to the Micronesian island of Pingelap by reports ... |