An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales Contributor(s): Sacks, Oliver (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679756973 ISBN-13: 9780679756972 Publisher: Vintage
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 1996 Annotation: To these seven narratives of neurological disorder Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his bestsellers Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. These men, women, and one extraordinary child emerge as brilliantly adaptive personalities, whose conditions have not so much debilitated them as ushered them into another reality. |
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BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Medical | Essays - Medical | Neurology |
Dewey: 616.8 |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.14" W x 8.12" L (0.79 lbs) 352 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/01/1996 pg. 69 |
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Publisher Description: To these seven narratives of neurological disorder Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his bestsellers Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. These men, women, and one extraordinary child emerge as brilliantly adaptive personalities, whose conditions have not so much debilitated them as ushered them into another reality. |
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