An anthropologist on Mars : seven paradoxical tales / Oliver Sacks.
| Author/creator | Sacks, Oliver |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st Vintage Books ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Vintage Books, 1996, ©1995. |
| Description | xix, 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The case of the colorblind painter -- The last hippie -- A surgeon's life -- To see and not see -- The landscape of his dreams -- Prodigies -- An anthropologist on Mars. |
| Abstract | The author profiles seven neurological patients, including a surgeon with Tourette's syndrome and an artist whose color sense is destroyed in an accident but finds new creative power in black and white. |
| General note | Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1995. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-[316]) and index. |
| LCCN | 94026733 |
| ISBN | 0679756973 (pbk.) : |
| ISBN | 9780679756972 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Popular Reading Collection | WZ 305 S121A 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |