Oliver Sacks Collection 6 Books Bundle Gift Wrapped Slipcase Specially For You

Oliver Sacks Collection 6 Books Bundle Gift Wrapped Slipcase Specially For You. Books including in this are: The Island of the Colour-blind, The Mind's Eye, Migraine, A Leg to Stand On, Musicophilia, An Anthropologist on Mars. Description: The Island of the Colour-blind: Always fascinated by islands, Oliver Sacks is drawn to the Pacific by reports of the tiny atoll of Pingelap, with its isolated community of islanders born totally colour-blind; The Mind's Eye: In The Mind's Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, the sense of sight. Migraine: Migraine is an age-old - the first recorded instances date back over two thousand years - and often debilitating condition, affecting a 'substantial minority' of the population across the globe. A Leg to Stand On: When Oliver Sacks, a physician by profession, injured his leg while climbing a mountain, he found himself in an unusual position - that of patient. Musicophilia: Oliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own minds. An Anthropologist on Mars: 'An inexhaustible tourist at the farther reaches of the mind, Sacks presents, in sparse, unsentimental prose, the stories of seven of his patients. Please note these are normal standard books supplied by publishers which are then gift wraped in a generic slipcase specially for you to create your very own special gift box set ideal for Christmas, Birthday and any other special occasion.