Revised and Expanded With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls “musical misalignments.” Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with “amusia,” to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music. Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable, Musicophilia is Oliver Sacks' latest masterpiece.
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
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Author: Sacks, Oliver
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781400033539
Details:
Author: Sacks, Oliver
Brand: Vintage
Color: Multicolor
Edition: Revised & enlarged
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 425
Release Date: 23-09-2008
Part Number: 9781400033539
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781400033539
