• The River of Consciousness

    From the best-selling author of Gratitude, On the Move, and Musicophilia, a collection of essays that displays Oliver Sacks's passionate engagement with the most compelling and seminal ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, consciousness, and experience. Oliver Sacks, a scientist and a storyteller, is beloved by readers for the extraordinary neurological case histories (Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars) in which he introduced and explored many now familiar disorders--autism, Tourette's syndrome, face blindness, savant syndrome. He was also a memoirist who wrote with... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B01MUNFB57
    • ASIN: B01MUNFB57
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

    This New York Times–bestselling book upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.   What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. Wired reporter Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and f... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0399185615
    • ASIN: 0399185615
    • ISBN: 0399185615
    • Brand: Steve Silberman
    • Manufacturer: Avery

  • This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

    In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the human brain. Taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin poses that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen, he reveals:• How composers produce some of the most pleasurable effect... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0452288525
    • ASIN: 0452288525
    • ISBN: 9780452288522
    • Brand: Daniel J Levitin
    • Manufacturer: Plume/Penguin

  • Every Note Played

    “Unsparing in her depiction of the disease’s harrowing effects, neuroscientist Genova also celebrates humanity.” —People “Sometimes it’s easier to tell truth in fiction…And she tells it with heart and hope.” —NPR “Her juxtaposition of scientific detail with compassionate, heartfelt storytelling is unparalleled.” —Bookreporter “Every Note Played will grip and gut you.” —The Boston Globe From neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice comes a powerful exploration of regret, forgiveness, freedom, and what it means to be alive.An accomplished... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B074ZP5PS2
    • ASIN: B074ZP5PS2
    • Manufacturer: Gallery/Scout Press

  • Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

    Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we constr... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0688172172
    • ASIN: 0688172172
    • ISBN: 9780688172176
    • Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

  • The Mind's Eye

    With compassion and insight, Dr. Oliver Sacks again illuminates the mysteries of the brain by introducing us to some remarkable characters, including Pat, who remains a vivacious communicator despite the stroke that deprives her of speech, and Howard, a novelist who loses the ability to read. Sacks investigates those who can see perfectly well but are unable to recognize faces, even those of their own children. He describes totally blind people who navigate by touch and smell; and others who, ironically, become hyper-visual. Finally, he recounts his own battle with an eye tumor and the strange... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0307473023
    • ASIN: 0307473023
    • ISBN: 0307473023
    • Brand: Vintage Books
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital (The Inspiration for the NBC


    • ASIN: B005S8O9CO
    • ASIN: B005S8O9CO
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

  • Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me


    • ASIN: 1620404931
    • ASIN: 1620404931
    • ISBN: 1620404931
    • Brand: Bloomsbury USA
    • Manufacturer: Bloomsbury USA

  • The Color of Bee Larkham's Murder: A Novel

    A boy with synesthesia—a condition that causes him to see colors when he hears sounds—tries to uncover what happened to his beautiful new neighbor—and if he was ultimately responsible in this “compelling and emotionally charged mystery that warrants comparisons to Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” (Library Journal). In this highly original “fantastic debut” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), thirteen-year-old Jasper Wishart lives in a world of dazzling color that no one else can see, least of all his dad. Words, numbers, days of the week, people... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B078MB5HPY
    • ASIN: B078MB5HPY
    • Manufacturer: Touchstone

  • The Trouble With Testosterone: And Other Essays On The Biology Of The Human Predicament

    Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize From the man who Oliver Sacks hailed as “one of the best scientist/writers of our time,” a collection of sharply observed, uproariously funny essays on the biology of human culture and behavior.In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould and Oliver Sacks, Robert Sapolsky offers a sparkling and erudite collection of essays about science, the world, and our relation to both. “The Trouble with Testosterone” explores the influence of that notorious hormone on male aggression. “Curious George’s Pharmacy” reexamines recent exciting claims that w... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0684838915
    • ASIN: 0684838915
    • ISBN: 0684838915
    • Brand: Scribner
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

  • Magic Show

    MAGIC OR MIRACLES? Gilbert Gilbertson, an inept magic clown, suddenly develops skills in sleight-of-hand and stage illusions that confound expert magicians. When big wins start to drain Las Vegas' casinos, Gilbertson appears to be the culprit. A skeptic doctor and a tough detective are assigned to the case. The truth turns out to be more spellbinding than the illusions, as the pair uncover conspiracies and scandals. Investigate this magician’s intriguing actions and decide for yourself whether it is simply magic… or miracles. “Michaelis’ tale is not only complex on many levels, but de... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0692103570
    • ASIN: 0692103570
    • ISBN: 0692103570
    • Manufacturer: Lawrence Michaelis

  • Ireland


    • ASIN: B078TLFDT2
    • ASIN: B078TLFDT2

  • The Well Gardened Mind


    • ASIN: 000810073X
    • ASIN: 000810073X
    • ISBN: 000810073X
    • Manufacturer: William Collins

  • Awakenings

    Describes the effects of the drug L-DOPA on twenty patients with encephalitic Parkinsonism

    • ASIN: 0060973684
    • ASIN: 0060973684
    • ISBN: 0060973684
    • Manufacturer: Perennial

  • The Music Never Stopped


    • ASIN: B004QL7JTE
    • UPC: 031398140399
    • ASIN: B004QL7JTE
    • Brand: LIONSGATE
    • Manufacturer: Roadside Attractions

  • Oliver Sacks : The Last Interview and Other Conversations

    "An extraordinary collection of interviews with the beloved doctor and author, whose research and books inspired generations of readers. Oliver Sacks--called "the poet laureate of medicine" by the New York Times--illuminated the mysteries of the

    • UPC: 53717489
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The Girl on the Best Seller List

    A satire of Peyton Place originally published in 1960 from the author of Spring Fire and The Damnation of Adam

    • UPC: 50845755

  • The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Oliver Sacks, Including His Education, Awards Received, an Analysis of His Best Sellers Such as an Anthropologist on Mars, the Island of the Colorblind, the Mind's Eye, and More

    The Essential Writer's Guide

    • UPC: 237384286

  • Stand by Me: The Uplifting and Heartbreaking Best Seller You Need to Read This Year

    "They'll always have each other... won't they? Lisa and Elliot have been best friends since the day they met as children. Twenty years later, life has pulled the pair apart and Lisa is struggling. Her

    • UPC: 919235971

  • Guide to Oliver Sacks’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Instaread - eBook

    PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Oliver Sacks’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and NOT the original book.Preview:In this 30th anniversary edition of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for

    • UPC: 775665574

  • Hellraisers : The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, and Oliver Reed

    ON SCREEN THEY WERE STARS. "A portrait of four profoundly flawed yet awesome leading men, as well as a window into a time when glamour was sacrosanct and when stardom was achieved rather than manufactured."

    • UPC: 14954337
    • Rating: 3.7

  • Greeks and Persians Go to War : War Book Best Sellers Children's Ancient History

    Why did you have to learn about wars, especially one that happened centuries ago. Well, you can learn from the cause and effect relationships of how the decisions of a few leaders caused the heartaches

    • UPC: 195931050

  • The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Bruce Jay Friedman, Including His Education, Personal Life, Analysis of His Best Sellers Such as Steambath, and a Father's Kisses, Adaptations, and More

    The Essential Writer's Guide

    • UPC: 849814629

  • The Macat Analysis of Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - Audiobook

    An instant bestseller, Sacks’s 1985 book argues that, by connecting with their patients and pay attention to their stories, doctors can provide significantly more effective care. ¶Sacks challenges the impersonal nature of relying on clinical

    • UPC: 186479860

  • The best of Charles Dickens: The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations - eBook

    This carefully crafted ebook: “The best of Charles Dickens” contains 8 books in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Table of contents :The Pickwick PapersOliver TwistA

    • UPC: 302986497

  • What hallucination reveals about our minds, Oliver Sacks (2009)

    The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - Book Review - [ON BOOKS EPISODE #9]

    October 1999 - 'Awakenings' Author Oliver Sacks at DePauw University for Ubben Lecture