Oliver W. Sacks

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1.		The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales from Summit Books Customer Review: I read this book quite awhile ago, so I can't be too detailed right now. I'll add to and edit this review later, but for now, I just remember it spent about six months on my nightstand. That's impressive. - Jane	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.	[no image]	An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales from Ulverscroft Large Print Customer Review: Briefly: I hope evryone knows I was kidding, this book will keep your brain busy for years to come. This might actually be one of my favorite books of all time. I don't write many reviews, so that's saying something. Now this is a brain book. Great book thank you, -jane	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.	[no image]	Awakenings from Random House Inc (T) Customer Review: I found this book of extreme importance as did my psychopharmocologist in understanding Parkinsonism (this is apart from Parkinson's which most people are familiar with) which is being identified clinically in myself from being enduced by the current generation of neuraleptics as tardive psychosis... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.	[no image]	Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood Price: $23.95 Customer Review: Fascinating read about a young boy's exposure to science and science history. Consider it as a gift for a science-minded youngster.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		The Island of the Colorblind from Random House of Canada, Limited Customer Review: Oliver Sacks has created a lump of delight in his book, The Island of the Colorblind. After having a sincere interest in the topic of colorblind people, Sacks travels to Micronesia to visit with and better understand the victims of achromatopsia (a form of colorblindness) on the island. He takes... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.	[no image]	Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf from Harper Audio Customer Review: Oliver Sacks composed this work because he became highly intrigued by the deaf after reading the paper "When the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf" by Harlan Lane. Similarly, it is hard not to be both intrigued and impressed by the deaf population after reading Sacks' work "Seeing Voices". The focus... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.	[no image]	A Leg to Stand on from Summit Books Customer Review: Oliver Sacks is better in theaters than read. I consider "The man who mistook his wife with a hat" the only readable book from him.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.	[no image]	El Hombre Que Confundio a Su Mujer Con Un Sombrero from Anagrama	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.		A Glorious Accident: Understanding Our Place in the Cosmic Puzzle from W.H. Freeman & Company Customer Review: The title of this book comes from (who else?) Stephen J Gould. This is what a scientific discussion could be and should be. In short, six famous thinkers were asked to participate in first an individual interview and then a round table discussion with the other five. The subject was life in all its... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.		Memory Book (Benny Cooperman Mysteries) from Carroll & Graf Publishers Customer Review: Co-narrated by Ron Halder and Donna White, "Memory Books" by Canadian mystery writer Howard Engel is the story of small-town private investigatory Benny Cooperman who, after being left for dead from a blow to the head by an unknown assailant, wakes up in a hospital and in the middle of a mystery.... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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