A Leg to Stand on
by Oliver Sacks
Paperback
Rs 1040
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Request this book.| Genre: | Medical |
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| Language: | English |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780330507622 |
| ISBN10: | 0330507621 |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Dimensions: | 5.12 x 7.76 x 0.51 inches |
| Weight: | 158.76 g |
| Published: | July 05, 2012 |
| Edition: | 4 |
About the Book
‘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.