The mind's eye / Oliver Sacks.
| Author/creator | Sacks, Oliver |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. |
| Description | xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sight reading -- Recalled to life -- A man of letters -- Face-blind -- Stereo Sue -- Persistence of vision: a journal -- The mind's eye. |
| Abstract | Includes stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and faculties: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, and the sense of sight. This book is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation, and it provides a whole new perspective on the power of language and communication, as we try to imagine what it is to perceive through another person's eyes, or another person's mind. |
| Local note | Little-356432--3051310589181 |
| General note | "A Borzoi book" -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-252) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010012791 |
| ISBN | 9780307272089 |
| ISBN | 0307272087 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RC423 .S23 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |