«A Leg to Stand On» by Oliver Sacks
«A Leg to Stand On» by Oliver Sacks
English | ISBN: 9781509895670 | MP3@64 kbps | 7h 06m | 195.3 MB
English | ISBN: 9781509895670 | MP3@64 kbps | 7h 06m | 195.3 MB
‘Oliver Sacks is a perfect antidote to the anaesthetic of familiarity. His writing turns brains and minds transparent’ Observer
When Oliver Sacks, a physician by profession, injured his leg while climbing a mountain, he found himself in an unusual position – that of patient. The injury itself was severe, but straightforward to fix; the psychological effects, however, were far less easy to predict, explain, or resolve: Sacks experienced paralysis and an inability to perceive his leg as his own, instead seeing it as some kind of alien and inanimate object, over which he had no control. A Leg to Stand On is both an account of Sacks’ ordeal and subsequent recovery, and an exploration of the ways in which mind and body are inextricably linked.