By the author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Oliver Sacks turns his attention away from the human mind to investigate a fascinating and exotic Mexican province.

'A masterpiece' W. H. Auden

'Wonderfully illuminating' Guardian

From the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.

Oliver Sacks travels once again in search of human diversity, to the South Pacific atoll of Pingelap, where he finds that a high proportion of the population is colourblind and investigates the causes and effects of that condition. This book explores the islands, the people and their case studies.

From Oliver Sacks, distinguished neurologist and master storyteller, comes a magical account of childhood, told with the charm and power of his celebrated case histories.

The bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and Musicophilia

The bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and Musicophilia

This revised edition of Oliver Sack's book is considerably expanded with additional case histories, new findings and practical information on treatment. A new chapter illustrates colour paintings by migraine patients, and Sacks discusses visual hallucinations or auras.

Timp de sute si mii de ani lumea parea sa fi ramas in aceeasi matca. "Nimic nou sub soare" a fost cuvantul de ordine al celor care identificau ziua de maine cu cea de azi. Acum insa cunoasterea, tehnologia si societatea evolueaza intr-un ritm care ne someaza sa ne redefinim identitatea. Seria "Pasi peste granite" aduce in atentia cititorilor perspectivele care se deschid in fata omului si societatii intr-un moment de rascruce.Pentru Oliver Sacks, omul este o fiinta muzicala prin excelenta. Nu...

Describes how we experience the visual world. In this book, the author writes about the myriad ways in which we experience the visual world: how we see in three dimensions; how we recognize individual faces or places; how we use language to communicate verbally; and, how we translate marks on paper into words and paragraphs.

The bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia.

The bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat describes how we experience the visual world.