Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
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9781400033539
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
Author:
Oliver Sacks
Language:
English
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Paperback
Publication Date:
09/23/2008 00:00
ISBN:
1400033535
Pages:
425
Reading Level:
Adult
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9781400033539
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Revised and Expanded 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. 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, Musicophilia is Oliver Sacks' latest masterpiece.
The book, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN# 9781400033539 in Paperback by Oliver Sacks may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
The book, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN# 9781400033539 in Paperback by Oliver Sacks may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.