oliver sacks

Gratitude

Dec 4, 2015
When Dr Oliver Sacks was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he wrote, "I have loved and been loved Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure".
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On the Move

May 22, 2015
Since the 1985 publication of “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat," neurologist Oliver Sacks has been enlightening readers with sharply observed, generously humane medical case studies. In his latest book, "On the Move: A Life," Sacks presents an extended study of the patient he knows best: himself.

Hallucinations

Jan 9, 2013
Oliver Sacks' graceful and informative new book, "Hallucinations," explores the surprising ways in which our brains call up simulated realities that are almost indistinguishable from normal perceptions.