Oliver Sacks, a scientist and a storyteller, is beloved by readers for the extraordinary neurological case histories... Zobraziť viac
Two weeks before his death, Oliver Sacks outlined the contents of The River of Consciousness, the last book he would oversee. The best-selling author of On the Move, Musicophilia, and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, ... Zobraziť viac
'A humane discourse on the fragility of our minds, of the bodies that give rise to them, and of the world they create for... Zobraziť viac
With his trademark compassion and erudition, Dr Oliver Sacks examines the power of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people. Among them: a surgeon who is struck by lightning and suddenly ... Zobraziť viac
In his most extraordinary book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders... Zobraziť viac
No writer has succeeded in capturing the medical and human drama of illness as honestly and as eloquently as Oliver Sacks. ... Zobraziť viac
Dr. 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 their extraordinary compassion in the treatment of patients affected with ... Zobraziť viac
When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: “Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far.” It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on ... Zobraziť viac
Picador: The bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat and Musicophilia. Zobraziť viac
Long before Oliver Sacks became a distinguished neurologist and bestselling writer, he was a small English boy fascinated by metals–also by chemical reactions (the louder and smellier the better), photography, squids ... Zobraziť viac
When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: 'Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far'. It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his... Zobraziť viac
Picador: The bestselling author of Awakenings and Musicophilia Zobraziť viac
Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions... Zobraziť viac
