From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests-from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia,...

"Originally published by National Geographic Society in March 2002"--T.p. verso. von Sacks, Oliver

"Bewusstseinsdämmerungen: Fallgeschichten zur Weckdroge L-Dopa" von Oliver Sacks ist eine Sammlung von Fallstudien, die sich auf Patienten konzentrieren, die an Parkinson-Krankheit und anderen neurologischen Störungen leiden. Das Buch...

In his previous books, Oliver Sacks had addressed questions of the brain and mind through the lens of case histories of individuals with neurological disorders. Recently, however, he had been reflecting on his experiences with such...

'If you did not think that gallium and iridium could move you, this superb book will change your mind' The TimesIn Uncle Tungsten Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of the large science-steeped...