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Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks, M.D. was a physician, bestselling author, and professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. The New York Times has referred to him as 'the poet laureate of medicine'. He is best known for his collections of neurological case histories, including The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain and An Anthropologist on Mars. Awakenings, his book about a group of patients who had survived the great encephalitis lethargica epidemic of the early twentieth century, inspired the 1990 Academy Award-nominated feature film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. Dr Sacks was a frequent contributor to the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, before his death in August 2015.

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Title:

Oaxaca Journal

Written by:

Oliver Sacks 

Read by:

Jonathan Davis; Oliver Sacks 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

4 

Duration:

4 hours 10 minutes 

Published:

June 28 2019 

Available Date:

June 28 2019 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9781529011401 

Genres:

Non-fiction; Earth Science; Plants 

Publisher:

Bolinda/Macmillan audio 

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AUD$ 39.95

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#1 bestselling author

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

Oliver Sacks is most famous for his studies of the human mind: insightful and beautifully characterised portraits of those experiencing complex neurological conditions. However, he has another scientific passion: the fern. Since childhood Oliver has been fascinated by the ability of these primitive plants to survive and adapt in many climates. Oaxaca Journal is the enthralling account of his trip, alongside a group of fellow fern enthusiasts, to the beautiful province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Bringing together Oliver’s endless curiosity about natural history and the richness of human culture with his sharp eye for detail, this book is a captivating evocation of a place, its plants, its people and its myriad wonders.

‘Light and fast-moving, unburdened by library research but filled with erudition.'
The New Yorker

'Like all the best journals, it has a rich immediacy ... the book is a rare treat.'
The Globe and Mail

'Sacks’s boundless curiosity is always a reward.'
The New York Times