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An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales (Paperback)

by Oliver W. Sacks (Author)

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Paperback: 327 pages
Publisher: Vintage Books USA (Feb 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0679756973
ISBN-13: 978-0679756972
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13 x 2 cm

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Oliver Sacks has always had a knack for deftly explaining the sometimes confusing world of neurology, but "Anthropologist" is a remarkable series of case studies. Dr. Sacks weaves the tales of seven human beings, each having a different neurological "difference" and portraying them in a matter of fact, logical light. Instead of viewing each person as having a disability, Dr. Sacks focuses on the remarkable way they have learned to adapt and make the best out of all situations. What to make of a painter that is colorblind? How can a person with Tourette Syndrome possibly be a surgeon? Why does an autistic teenager seem unable to verbally communicate appropriately, yet shows signs of immense, almost sacred "feelings" in his drawings? All these questions are anwered and mostly with more questions. However, this book differs than most in that it manages to bring a "soulful spirit" to those of which Dr. Sacks writes. A spirit that eludes most human beings.

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