Musicophilia
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Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition."Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind." --The New York Times
In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls "musical misalignments." Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with "amusia," to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music.
Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781400033539 |
| ISBN 10 | 1400033535 |
| Title | Musicophilia |
| Author | Oliver Sacks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) |
| Year published | 2008-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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