Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks From the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Arousing, inspiring, comforting - music is capable of stimulating both passion and compassion, speaking to our very core and taking us to the heights or depths of emotion. In Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks explores this phenomenon through various case studies, including a surgeon who is struck by lightning and subsequently becomes obsessed with Chopin. Describing how music can animate people with Parkinsons Disease, can give words to stroke patients, or calm those disorientated by Alzheimers or schizophrenia, Sacks uses the example of music, and stories of individual experience, to illuminate the universal human condition. Author Biography Oliver Sacks is a physician and the author of ten previous books, of which Musicophilia is the most recent. He lives in New York City, where he is Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the first, and only, Columbia University Artist, and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. In 2008, he was appointed Commander of the British Empire. Review Fascinating. Music, as Sacks explains, can pierce the heart directly. And this is the truth that he so brilliantly focuses upon – that music saves, consoles and nourishes us. * Daily Mail *An elegantly outlined series of case studies . . . which reveal the depth to which music grips so many people. * Observer * Promotional From the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Review Quote (previous edition) Fascinating. Music, as Sacks explains, can pierce the heart directly. And this is the truth that he so brilliantly focuses upon - that music saves, consoles and nourishes us. Review Quote Fascinating. Music, as Sacks explains, "can pierce the heart directly". And this is the truth that he so brilliantly focuses upon - that music saves, consoles and nourishes us. Promotional "Headline" From the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Details ISBN0330523597 Author Oliver Sacks Year 2011 ISBN-10 0330523597 ISBN-13 9780330523592 Media Book Publisher Pan Macmillan Imprint Picador Subtitle Tales of Music and the Brain Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 781.11 Birth 1933 Pages 448 Short Title MUSICOPHILIA Language English Series Picador Edition 11000th Audience Age 18 Format Paperback Publication Date 2011-09-02 UK Release Date 2011-09-02 Audience General AU Release Date 2011-11-30 NZ Release Date 2011-11-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:37177504;
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ISBN-13: 9780330523592
Book Title: Musicophilia
ISBN: 9780330523592
Number of Pages: 448 Pages
Publication Name: Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Item Height: 197 mm
Subject: Medicine, Science, Biology
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 304 g
Subject Area: Biological Psychology
Author: Oliver Sacks
Item Width: 131 mm
Format: Paperback
