Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition [Paperback] Sacks, Oliver
by Sacks, Oliver
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Revised and ExpandedWith the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls "musical misalignments." Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with "amusia," to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music.Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable, Musicophilia is Oliver Sacks' latest masterpiece.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Title
- Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition [Paperback] Sacks, Oliver
- Author
- Sacks, Oliver
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- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1400033535
- ISBN 13
- 9781400033539
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008-09-23
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