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OverviewPLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: by Oliver Sacks - Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review Preview In this 30th anniversary edition of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks, M.D. brings together more than two dozen narratives of patients with many different neurological impairments. The narratives illuminate medical details of the diseases while illustrating how those diseases play out in a patient's thoughts and actions, bringing a more human aspect to the ailments.These neurological impairments take on many forms. Losses can be highly disruptive to a patient's life, such as Jimmie G.'s severe memory loss. However, many patients find ways to adapt to their ailments and recoup those losses in other ways, such as Mr. P., a music teacher who lost his ability to distinguish faces and objects, even mistaking his wife for his hat, who learned to sing to himself to keep from becoming disoriented. And MacGregor, who installed a level on his glasses to enable him to stand upright to correct a persistent lean... Inside this Instaread of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat:
Full Product DetailsAuthor: InstareadPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.044kg ISBN: 9781517467593ISBN 10: 1517467594 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 21 September 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWith Instaread, you can get the key takeaways and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |