Awakenings by Oliver Sacks

Awakenings by Oliver Sacks

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By the author of "Seeing Voices', this is a narrative about the awakening of 20 patients from a zombie-like state they had suffered for over 40 years. A new drug meant the sleeping sickness disease was now treatable. Sacks tells the history, offers his own observations and the patients' reactions.

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Awakenings by Oliver Sacks

By the author of "Seeing Voices', this is a narrative about the awakening of 20 patients from a zombie-like state they had suffered for over 40 years. A new drug meant the sleeping sickness disease was now treatable. Sacks tells the history, offers his own observations and the patients' reactions.
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ISBN 13 9780330269247
ISBN 10 0330269240
Title Awakenings
Author Oliver Sacks
Series Picador Books
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1983-03-11
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.