Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Author:Oliver W. Sacks In his most extraordinary book, Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. These are case studies of people who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts: who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects: whose limbs have bec... more »ome alien; who are afflicted and yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. In Dr. Sack's splendid and sympathetic telling, each tale is a unique and deeply human study of life struggling against incredible adversity.« less
ISBN-13: 9780330523622 ISBN-10: 0330523627 Publication Date: 9/1/2011 Pages:256 Edition:F First Edition Used Rating: