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The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales / Oliver Sacks ; with an introduction by Atul Gawande.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Everyman's library (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.)Publisher: New York ; London : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023Description: xxxviii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781841594132 (hbk.)
  • 9781101908310
  • 1101908319
  • 184159413X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 616.8 SAC 23 023110
LOC classification:
  • RC351 .S195 2023
Contents:
The man who mistook his wife for a hat -- The lost mariner -- The disembodied lady -- The man who fell out of bed -- Hands -- Phantoms -- On the level -- Eyes right! -- The President's speech -- Witty Ticcy Ray -- Cupids disease -- A matter of identity -- Yes, father-sister -- The possessed -- Reminiscence -- Incontinent nostalgia -- A passage to India -- The dog beneath the skin -- Murder -- The visions of Hildegard -- Rebecca -- A walking grove -- The twins -- The autist artist.
Summary: Explores neurological disorders and their effects upon the minds and lives of those affected with an entertaining voice.
List(s) this item appears in: New Collection - June 2025
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 616.8 SAC 023110 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 023110

A Borzoi Book --Title page verso.

Originally published in the UK: London: Gerald Duckworth, 1985. Originally published in the US: New York: Summit Books, 1985.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The man who mistook his wife for a hat -- The lost mariner -- The disembodied lady -- The man who fell out of bed -- Hands -- Phantoms -- On the level -- Eyes right! -- The President's speech -- Witty Ticcy Ray -- Cupids disease -- A matter of identity -- Yes, father-sister -- The possessed -- Reminiscence -- Incontinent nostalgia -- A passage to India -- The dog beneath the skin -- Murder -- The visions of Hildegard -- Rebecca -- A walking grove -- The twins -- The autist artist.

Explores neurological disorders and their effects upon the minds and lives of those affected with an entertaining voice.

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