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An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
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LENGTH11 hrs and 46 mins
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RELEASE DATE10-11-11
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
To these seven narratives of neurological disorder, Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his best sellers Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. These men, women, and one extraordinary child emerge as brilliantly adaptive personalities, whose conditions have not so much debilitated them as ushered them into another reality.
PLEASE NOTE: Some changes have been made to the original manuscript with the permission of Oliver Sacks.
©1995 Oliver Sacks (P)2011 Audible, Inc.
What the Critics Say
"True to his past work, he offers compelling stories told with the cognizance of a clinician and the heart and compassion of a poet." (Library Journal)
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Douglas Auburn, WA, United States 09-12-12 Member Since 2008College English professor who loves classic literature, psychology, neurology and hates pop trash like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey.
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"Sachs The Scientist"
Some readers complain of the overly metaphysical nature of Oliver Sachs' The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat (and I do agree that he seems to mistake, surprisingly often for such an educated man, "personality" for "the soul" in that book and that he does ramble a bit into the etheric realms in "Hat," clouding his scientific points.) For those, I would recommend Anthropologist on Mars. This is the best of Sachs, as he returns to what makes Awakenings so good to read: it brings complex medicine to the layman's terms (without dumbing down) and it includes the human element of neurology and neurological conditions without the threats of floating off into abstract philosophy as in "Hat."
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"Dr. Sacks is Fascinating"
Now I want to be a neurologist. Too bad my only qualifications are listening to Oliver Sacks' books... I would have been great!
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Mitch Buena Park, CA, United States 12-24-11 Member Since 2002I am a documentary film producer from Los Angeles.
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"You must enjoy lots of details that are pointless"
Would you try another book from Oliver Sacks and/or Jonathan Davis and Oliver Sacks ?no
What was most disappointing about Oliver Sacks’s story?The author gets in intricate details and does not make a point. Enjoyable for a medical professional, but not for the lay person.
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What did you like best about An Anthropologist on Mars? What did you like least?I love stories of the brain and how it works but there wasn't anything to grab me in this one. Bring back The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, This felt hollow and uninteresting.
What aspect of Jonathan Davis and Oliver Sacks ’s performance would you have changed?The performance was fine. That's all I can say.
Could you see An Anthropologist on Mars being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?A rock.
Any additional comments?Did I miss something? Maybe it was better if you read it.
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