Oliver Sacks's Books
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A Leg to Stand OnDr. Oliver Sacks's books Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars and the bestselling The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat have been acclaimed for...Read More -
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A HatIn his most extraordinary book, "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century" (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients...Read More
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Slate Magazine, June 7, 2013
...Ever since Oliver Sacks, pop psychology has trafficked in damaged brains, and in exploring the ways that science understands our perception of time Hammond makes the first half of her book into a...
Telegraph, June 7, 2013
...a girl, and I learnt more from this book than from a lifetime of biology lessons. (1985) by Oliver Sacks crystallised my desire to become a doctor, not only for its meaty medical subject matter but also the poetic glow of the writing. Sacks showed me...
Australian Doctor, June 6, 2013
...one. They may not be renowned for their handwriting skills, but doctors make good storytellers. Think Anton Chekhov, Oliver Sacks, Peter Goldsworthy or Atul Gawande. A life in medicine exposes you to experiences that weave themselves into the fabric...
WE Vancouver, June 6, 2013
...Afterlife, is currently the bestselling book in the US for 2013. It is not without controversy, however. Dr. Oliver Sacks, no slouch in the brain business, wrote a lengthy article in the Atlantic, chastising Dr. Alexander for denying that there could be...
King5.com, May 30, 2013
...He didn?t realize it at the time, but when Brent Spiner portrayed an android named ?Data,? during 177 episodes of Star Trek, he was an inspiration for those suffering from autism and Asperger syndrome. Often struggling to understand human emotion,...
Cleveland Jewish news, May 24, 2013
...Leah and Joseph Wesker gave birth to British dramatist Sir Arnold Wesker. Dr. Samuel Sacks, the father of Oliver Sacks delivered the youngster. 1933: Birthdate of Aharon Lichtenstein the Paris born American Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva. 1935:...
Prospect, May 22, 2013
...remake the German philosopher in their own image Adventures on the edge of consciousness: In his new book Oliver Sacks reveals how an amphetamine trip led to his lifelong obsession with the strangest experiences of the human mind (£) In the shadow...
Slate Magazine, June 7, 2013
...Ever since Oliver Sacks, pop psychology has trafficked in damaged brains, and in exploring the ways that science understands our perception of time Hammond makes the first half of her book into a...
Oregonian, June 7, 2013
...rational twist, the possibility that it’s an organically originated, medically explicable delusion. In other words, imagine if Oliver Sacks tried to write a bodice ripper. "Somewhere in Time" When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 2 p.m. Sundays through...
Telegraph, June 7, 2013
...a girl, and I learnt more from this book than from a lifetime of biology lessons. (1985) by Oliver Sacks crystallised my desire to become a doctor, not only for its meaty medical subject matter but also the poetic glow of the writing. Sacks showed me...
Telegraph, June 7, 2013
...a girl, and I learnt more from this book than from a lifetime of biology lessons. (1985) by Oliver Sacks crystallised my desire to become a doctor, not only for its meaty medical subject matter but also the poetic glow of the writing. Sacks showed me...
Channel 4, June 7, 2013
...the natural world and speaks about his own passion for music. Professor of neurology and psychiatry, and author Oliver Sacks also explains the extraordinary and beneficial effects music has on our brains and explains why performing and engaging with...
Australian Doctor, June 6, 2013
...one. They may not be renowned for their handwriting skills, but doctors make good storytellers. Think Anton Chekhov, Oliver Sacks, Peter Goldsworthy or Atul Gawande. A life in medicine exposes you to experiences that weave themselves into the fabric...
WE Vancouver, June 6, 2013
...Afterlife, is currently the bestselling book in the US for 2013. It is not without controversy, however. Dr. Oliver Sacks, no slouch in the brain business, wrote a lengthy article in the Atlantic, chastising Dr. Alexander for denying that there could be...
