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“The Poet Laureate of Medicine”

— The New York Times

Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology.

He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Everything In Its Place, a posthumous collection of essays published in 2019.

Oliver Sacks

“The Poet Laureate of Medicine”

— The New York Times

Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology.

He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, and Everything In Its Place, a posthumous collection of essays published in 2019.

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Everyman Cover of the Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

A contemporary classics hardcover edition of Dr. Sacks’s beloved book, in which he tells the stories of individuals afflicted with perceptual and intellectual disorders. These include; patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; whose limbs seem alien to them; and who lack some skills yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents.

“Insightful, compassionate, moving . . . the lucidity and power of a gifted writer.”

— The New York Times Book Review

The award-winning documentary by Ric Burns explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact. The film features exclusive interviews with Sacks conducted just weeks after he received a terminal diagnosis, and months prior to his death in 2015.

“A tender and thrilling look at the sacred demons that drove the poetic neurologist of Awakenings.

— Variety

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Hosted by neuroscientist Indre Viskontas, this nine-part podcast series from Audible tells the story of the human brain one person at a time. Drawing inspiration from the work of Dr. Sacks, each episode centers on a condition that sparked his interest, and includes rare and some never before published archival tape of Oliver speaking—his audio diaries and his thoughts on various conditions.

Bestselling Books by Oliver Sacks

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

A contemporary classics hardcover edition of Dr. Sacks’s beloved book, in which he recounts fascinating case histories of patients with neurological disorders. Introduction by Atul Gawande.

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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

In this New York Times bestseller—now revised and expanded for the paperback edition—Dr. Sacks investigates the power of music to move us, to heal and to haunt us.

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Everything In Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales

A final volume showcasing Dr. Sacks’s range of interests—from his passion for ferns and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia and dementia.

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On The Move: A Life

In this tender and joyous memoir, Oliver Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions—weightlifting and swimming—also drives his cerebral passions.

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Gratitude

Reflections on what it means to live a good and worthwhile life. These four essays–which went viral when first published in the New York Times–form an ode to the uniqueness of each human being.

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The River of Consciousness

A collection of essays that displays Dr. Sacks’s passionate engagement with the most compelling and seminal ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, and consciousness.

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