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Physician and writer Oliver Sacks recounts his experiences as a young neurologist; his physical passions--weight lifting... (more)

Physician and writer Oliver Sacks recounts his experiences as a young neurologist; his physical passions--weight lifting and swimming; his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual; his guilt over leaving his family to come to America; his bond with his schizophrenic brother; and the writers and scientists--Thom Gunn, A. R. Luria, W. H. Auden, Gerald M. Edelman, Francis Crick--who influenced him. (less)

"Lift over 30 flaps to discover what's inside -- cars, trucks, trains, planes, boats, and more!"--Page 4 of cover. (more)

"Lift over 30 flaps to discover what's inside -- cars, trucks, trains, planes, boats, and more!"--Page 4 of cover. (less)

Physician and writer Oliver Sacks recounts his experiences as a young neurologist; his physical passions--weight lifting... (more)

Physician and writer Oliver Sacks recounts his experiences as a young neurologist; his physical passions--weight lifting and swimming; his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual; his guilt over leaving his family to come to America; his bond with his schizophrenic brother; and the writers and scientists--Thom Gunn, A. R. Luria, W. H. Auden, Gerald M. Edelman, Francis Crick--who influenced him. (less)

Using simple text and illustrations, describes the different ways of getting to places, including by planes, trains, and... (more)

Using simple text and illustrations, describes the different ways of getting to places, including by planes, trains, and cars. (less)

Physician and writer Oliver Sacks recounts his experiences as a young neurologist; his physical passions--weight lifting... (more)

Physician and writer Oliver Sacks recounts his experiences as a young neurologist; his physical passions--weight lifting and swimming; his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual; his guilt over leaving his family to come to America; his bond with his schizophrenic brother; and the writers and scientists--Thom Gunn, A. R. Luria, W. H. Auden, Gerald M. Edelman, Francis Crick--who influenced him. (less)

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From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, and infused with his restless energy. As he... (more)

From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, and infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in the early 1960s, first in California, where he struggled with drug addiction and then in New York, where he discovered a long-forgotten illness in the back wards of a chronic hospital, we see how his engagement with patients comes to define his life. (less)