A Leg to Stand On
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (604 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0684853957 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Jonathan Raban The Sunday Times (London) A remarkable, generous, vivid and thoroughly intelligent piece of writing -- a 'neurological novel,' as Sacks calls it.Jerome Bruner The New York Review of Books A neurologist in the great tradition this is a narrative comparable to Conrad's The Secret Sharer.Vic Sussman The Washington Post Book World In calling for a neurology of the soul and a deeper and more humane medicine, Sacks's remarkable book raises issues of profound importance for everyone interested in humane health care and the human application of science
A neurological short story of disembodiment David Graham In this the most personal of all his books, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells the story of an injury he sustained while climbing a mountain in Norway and the terrifying, bizarre aftermath when he realized with horror that his leg felt alienated. It did not feel like it was part of his body, but a foreign object somehow attached to him. This sort of disembodiment, with alterations in the mind-body image that affected Sacks deeply, was as. Humanistic Neurology Jon Linden Sacks brilliantly chronicles his experiences as a neurological patient. His experience came from a mountain climbing expedition, where he totally broke a leg and severed or damaged the femoral nerve in his leg. This book is his story of recovery from that intense and serious accident.What Sacks concentrates on in his story are the feelings of patients, particularly his own, who have serious neurological problems and how those feeling. Dianne Sherman said Lifeline for sanity. Oliver Sachs' telling of his personal experience in shattering his leg and subsequent recovery was the absolute best medicine I could have received in my own journey back to wellness. He documented for me all the overwhelming feelings I was grappling with and put my mind to rest that I hadn't lost it, and wouldn't as this was just the phenomenon connected to leg trauma and recovery. Knowing this helped me to relax into my healing in
Oliver Sacks was born in London and educated in London, Oxford, California, and New York. He is professor of clinical neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is the author of many books, including Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
Sacks's brilliant description of his crisis and eventual recovery is not only an illuminating examination of the experience of patienthood and the inner nature of illness and health but also a fascinating exploration of the physical basis of identity.. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey when he finds that his leg uncannily no longer feels part of his body. Oliver Sacks's books Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars and the bestselling The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat have been acclaimed for their extraordinary compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders. In A Leg to Stand On, it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. Dr