The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales

Oliver Sacks with Atul Gawande (Contributor)

344 pages • first pub 1985 (view editions)

nonfiction psychology science reflective slow-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who are deeply curious about the complexities of the human mind and seek reflective, compassionate narratives that explore the intersection of science and personal struggle through real-life neurological case studies.

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 A Contemporary Classics hardcover edition of Dr. Sacks’s most extraordinary book, in which the “poet laureate of medicine” (The New York Times) recounts fascinating case histories of patients with neurological disorders.An influential landmark in...

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informative: 94%

reflective: 56%

challenging: 24%

emotional: 21%

inspiring: 21%

hopeful: 13%

funny: 11%

sad: 11%

lighthearted: 5%

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dark: 2%

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