A Leg to Stand On
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (717 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0684853957 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jonathan Raban The Sunday Times (London) A remarkable, generous, vivid and thoroughly intelligent piece of writing -- a 'neurological novel,' as Sacks calls it.Jerome Bruner The New York Review of Books A neurologist in the great tradition this is a narrative comparable to Conrad's The Secret Sharer.Vic Sussman The Washington Post Book World In calling for a neurology of the soul and a deeper and more humane medicine, Sacks's remarkable book raises issues of profound importance for everyone interested in human
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 profound disorders. Sacks's brilliant description of his crisis and eventual recovery is not only an illuminating examination of the experience of patienthood and the inner nature of illness and health but also a fascinating exploration of the physical basis of identity.. Dr. In A Leg to Stand On, it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull o
David Graham said A neurological short story of disembodiment. In this the most personal of all his books, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells the story of an injury he sustained while climbing a mountain in Norway and the terrifying, bizarre aftermath when he realized with horror that his leg felt alienated. It did not feel li. Humanistic Neurology Sacks brilliantly chronicles his experiences as a neurological patient. His experience came from a mountain climbing expedition, where he totally broke a leg and severed or damaged the femoral nerve in his leg. This book is his story of recovery from that inten. Lifeline for sanity Oliver Sachs' telling of his personal experience in shattering his leg and subsequent recovery was the absolute best medicine I could have received in my own journey back to wellness. He documented for me all the overwhelming feelings I was grappling with and p
He is professor of clinical neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Oliver Sacks was born in London and educated in London, Oxford, California, and New York. He is the author of many books, including Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.