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My Stroke of Insight
by Jill Bolte Taylor
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- 0452295548
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- 9780452295544
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My Stroke of Insight Jill Bolte Taylor,9780452295544 1ST plumb printing- nice oversize paperback book it's quite interesting -lightly read several times– white background, cover – paperback color is crisp& clear there is minimal wearing from shelving & reading–On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life-all within four hours-Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover. For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by "stepping to the right" of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by "brain chatter." Reaching wide audiences Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.--see pictures maybe this will do it maybe it won't- -My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey -Jill Bolte Taylor Edition paperback – good Publisher Plume, 2009- ISBN 0452295548, 9780452295544 - 206 pages Subjects -Health & Fitness ' Diseases ' Nervous System Biography & Autobiography / Medical / Personal Memoirs Health & Fitness / Diseases / Nervous System (incl. Brain) Self-Help / LAX Vespa, Los Angeles - maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit.....7 days usually coast to coast, less if closer....
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On the morning of December 10, 1996 Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded in the left side of her brain. A neuroanatomist by profession, she observed her own mind completely deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life, all within the space of four brief hours. As the damaged left side of her brain – the rational, grounded, detail and time-oriented side – swung in and out of function, Taylor alternated between two distinct and opposite realties: the euphoric nirvana of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace; and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized Jill was having a stroke, and enabled her to seek help before she was lost completely.In My Stroke of Insight, Taylor shares her unique perspective on the brain and its capacity for recovery, and the sense of omniscient understanding she gained from this unusual and inspiring voyage out of the abyss of a wounded brain. It would take eight years for Taylor to heal completely. Because of her knowledge of how the brain works, her respect for the cells composing her human form, and most of all an amazing mother, Taylor completely repaired her mind and recalibrated her understanding of the world according to the insights gained from her right brain that morning of December 10th.Today Taylor is convinced that the stroke was the best thing that could have happened to her. It has taught her that the feeling of nirvana is never more than a mere thought away. By stepping to the right of our left brains, we can all uncover the feelings of well-being and peace that are so often sidelined by our own brain chatter. A fascinating journey into the mechanics of the human mind, My Stroke of Insight is both a valuable recovery guide for anyone touched by a brain injury, and an emotionally stirring testimony that deep internal peace truly is accessible to anyone, at any time.
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- Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 412
- Title
- My Stroke of Insight
- Author
- Jill Bolte Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Paperback glued spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first plume printing 2009
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0452295548
- ISBN 13
- 9780452295544
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (usa) Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- -My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey -Jill Bolte Taylor Edition paperback – good Publisher Plume, 2009- ISBN 0452295548, 9780452295544 - 206 pages Subjects -Health & Fitness › Diseases › Nervous System Biography & Autobiograph
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- brain injury; Gnomes;
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