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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
And Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
ISBN: 0060970790
ISBN-13: 9780060970796
Format: Paperback
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Summary
A collection of clinical tales that recounts, with sensitivity and empathy, the amazingly complex lives of people who live with neurological impairments.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1987
Size: 5.35 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.45 pounds
Publisher's Notes
The phenomenal national bestseller that explores the fantastic world of neurological disorders and made Oliver Sacks a household name.
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Oliver W. Sacks
Harpercollins. Used - Acceptable. Rep. ACCEPTABLE with noticeable wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. We offer a no hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders are generally shipped no later than next business day. We offer a no hassle guarantee on all our items. ( more information)
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Sacks, Oliver W
Harpercollins. PAPERBACK. 0060970790 Pub date: 1987. Condition: Very Good. Has moderate shelf wear. Great used condition. We are a tested and proven company with over 300,000 satisfied customers since 1997. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. Choose expedited shipping for delivery in 2- . Very Good. 1987. ( more information)
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THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT: and Other Clinical Tales
Sacks, Oliver
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1987. FIRST EDITIION. Paperback. FINE. 86. This is an almost NEW copy of an Excellent Book! ! ! ! Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat' is the story of individuals afflicted with fantastic perceptual and intellectual aberrations: patients who have lost their memory and with it the greater part of their past; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; who are stricken with violent tics and grimaces or who shout involuntary obscenities; whose limbs have become alien; who have been dismissed as retarded yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. If inconceivably strange, these brilliant tales remain, in Dr. Sack's splendid and sympathetic telling, deeply human. They are studies of life struggling against incredible adversity, and they enable us to enter the world of the neurologically impaired, to imagine with our hearts what it must be to live and feel as they do. A great healer, Sacks never loses sight of medicine's ultimate responsibility: 'the suffering, afflicted, fighting human subject. ' 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ( more information)
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Sacks, Oliver W
Harpercollins. PAPERBACK. 0060970790 Very good condition item with some slight wear and markings. Fast shipping. Great and personalized customer service. We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . Good. ( more information)
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
Sacks, Oliver
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995 This includes 20 case histories of patients lost in the bizarre apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked. Laminated soft cover wraps show no wear at all. A very interesting title in great condition.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Sacks, Oliver
Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Touchstone Books, 1998. Soft Cover. Slight wear to edges from storage. For the price you say, I locate out of print and hard to find books, at no obligation. Email a list of authors and/or titles.. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good/Pictorial Wraps. ( more information)
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MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT AND OTHER CLINICAL TALES
Sacks, Oliver
New York:: Harper Perennial,, 1990. Paperback. Trade paper cover appears unread, fine. 'In his most extraordinary book, Sacks recounts the case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders.' ( more information)
Offered by OldCornerBooks.com [formerly Bethel Charkoudian Books] (United States)
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