Name: Awakenings
Brand: Oliver Sacks

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9780330523677

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2017-02-11

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B66ks

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Oliver Sacks

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Counter Culture

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Penguin

Oliver Sacks, CBE, FRCP (born 9 July 1933 – died 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and author. He was born in Great Britain and received most of his education there before embarking on a career in the United States.

Sacks was known for his extensive contributions to the field of neurology and his ability to convey complex scientific concepts to a wide audience through his writing. His books explored the intricacies of the human brain and its connection to various neurological conditions.

With a unique blend of scientific expertise and storytelling prowess, *Oliver Sacks* captivated readers with his compelling narratives that delved into the lives of individuals living with neurological disorders. His works offered profound insights into the human experience while shedding light on the mysteries of the mind.

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The story of a disease that plunged its victims into a prison of viscous time, and the drug that catapulted them out of it' Guardian

Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays and various TV documentaries, Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is the extraordinary account of a group of twenty patients. Rendered catatonic by the sleeping-sickness epidemic that swept the world just after the First World War, all twenty had spent forty years in hospital: motionless and speechless; aware of the world around them, but exhibiting no interest in it - until Dr Sacks administered the then-new drug, L-DOPA, which caused them, temporarily, to awake from their decades-long slumber.

Awakenings

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