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“The Poet Laureate of Medicine”
— The New York Times
Renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine.
He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, On The Move, and Gratitude
THE RIVER OF CONSCIOUSNESS, Dr. Sacks’s newest book, is available October 24, 2017
TED Talks: Oliver Sacks
What Hallucination Reveals About Our Minds
Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome — when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon.
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Creativity Depends on Openness to Change
How we wish Dr. Sacks were still alive to see the glorious reviews for his new book, The River of Consciousness. In this week’s New York Times Book Review, Nicole Krauss writes: “In…
A New Oliver Sacks Book! and two live events
Two weeks before his death in August 2015, Oliver Sacks outlined the contents of The River of Consciousness, the last book he would oversee in detail, and charged three of…
Remembering Bob Silvers
Last week we lost the legendary, irreplaceable Robert B. Silvers at the age of 87. In a 2010 interview with New York Magazine, Oliver Sacks was asked, “Who is your…
Insomniac City
We at the Sacks office are thrilled to share with you some advance praise for Bill Hayes’s gorgeous memoir of his life with Oliver Sacks, Insomniac City, whose official publication date is…