An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks (English) Pap

Description: An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks From the bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As with The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world, and how we relate to those around us. Writing with his trademark blend of scientific rigour and human compassion, he describes patients such as the colour-blind painter or the surgeon with compulsive tics that disappear in the operating theatre; patients for whom disorientation and alienation - but also adaptation - are inescapable facts of life. Author Biography Oliver Sacks is a physician and the author of ten previous books, including most recently, 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. Review Writing simply and beautifully, Sacks uses individual case histories to reveal the infinite complexities of the human mind. * Daily Mail *Sacks great gift is his capacity to place himself in the position of his subjects, to see the world the way they see it and to empathize with their condition with great compassion but without patronage or pity. * Daily Telegraph * Review Quote Sacks great gift is his capacity to place himself in the position of his subjects, to see the world the way they see it and to empathize with their condition with great compassion but without patronage or pity. Promotional "Headline" The bestselling author of Awakenings , The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia. Details ISBN0330523600 Author Oliver Sacks ISBN-10 0330523600 ISBN-13 9780330523608 Media Book Pages 336 Publisher Pan Macmillan Imprint Picador Subtitle Seven Paradoxical Tales Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 616.809 Illustrations Illustrations (some col.) Birth 1933 Short Title ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS Language English Series Picador Edition 12000th Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-05-10 Audience Age 18 Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-05-10 Audience General AU Release Date 2012-06-30 NZ Release Date 2012-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145601394;

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