The Shakespeare of science writing might suffice, but Sacks ultimately defies comparison to bygone or even contemporary authors. This final posthumous collection provides one last peek into the author's generous, curious, and brilliant mind." -Library Journal "Sacks further secures his legacy with this most recent collection of his work. Sacks writes with his characteristic compassion and attention to detail. " - Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books "Eclectic and satisfying.
Our best chance for the future, we may feel, is that there may be others among us like this uncommon, passionate, and enlightened man. and it becomes increasingly clear that Sacks was that boy to the very end of his days, engaging, eagerly and with a never-ending sense of wonder, not only with science but with its history and the people who made it. an unusual boy, one who had, as he puts it, an "overwhelming sense of Truth and Beauty". showcases the neurologist's infinitely curious mind." -People Magazine "Extraordinarily touching-not lacking in his habitual energy and driven curiosity, but somehow vulnerable, even fragile. "- Daniel Menaker, The New York Times Book Review "Magical. It's hard to call to mind one dull passage in his work-one dull sentence, for that matter. He was and will remain a brilliant singularity. Life bursts through all of Oliver Sacks's writing. Everything in Its Place is a celebration of Sacks's myriad interests, told with his characteristic compassion and erudition, and in his luminous prose. Oliver Sacks, scientist and storyteller, is beloved by readers for his neurological case histories and his fascination and familiarity with human behavior at its most unexpected and unfamiliar. About the Book "This is a Borzoi book."-Title page verso.īook Synopsis From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests-from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's.
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