Oliver Sacks is a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology and psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center.

He is the author of ten books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, and The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat — and was the first to receive honors as a Columbia University Artist, in recognition of his contributions to the arts.

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Oliver Sacks Mini Videos

Oliver Sacks Mini Videos

Dr. Sacks on topics from synesthesia to Alzheimer's to growing up in a house full of books and music. New videos added frequently.

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Footnote of the Month

Footnote of the Month

Before anyone ever dreamed up hypertext, before Gutenberg even, there were footnotes. Sometimes, really, they're the best part.

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What People Are Saying

About the book:
The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat


“One sees a wise, compassionate and very literate mind at work in these twenty stories, nearly all remarkable, and many the kind that restore one’s faith in humanity.”
— The Chicago Sun-Times