{"product_id":"musicophilia-tales-of-music-and-the-brain-paperback","title":"Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised and Expanded\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In \u003ci\u003eMusicophilia\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eMusicophilia\u003c\/i\u003e is Oliver Sacks' latest masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOliver Sacks was a physician, writer, and professor of neurology. Born in London in 1933, he moved to New York City in 1965, where he launched his medical career and began writing case studies of his patients. Called the \"poet laureate of medicine\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Sacks is the author of more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMusicophilia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAwakenings\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired an Oscar-nominated film and a play by Harold Pinter. He was the recipient of many awards and honorary degrees, and was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2008 for services to medicine. He died in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewww.oliversacks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61843284820338,"sku":"9781400033539","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/6485\/2594\/files\/cWRxdVdnK29CYmJlYldwMjFPcVp4UT09.webp?v=1778455293","url":"https:\/\/shop.tecolotebookstore.com\/products\/musicophilia-tales-of-music-and-the-brain-paperback","provider":"Tecolote","version":"1.0","type":"link"}