{"product_id":"an-anthropologist-on-mars-seven-paradoxical-tales-paperback","title":"An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo these seven narratives of neurological disorder Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his bestsellers \u003ci\u003eAwakenings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e. These men, women, and one extraordinary child emerge as brilliantly adaptive personalities, whose conditions have not so much debilitated them as ushered them into another reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Sacks was a neurologist, writer, and professor of medicine. 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 thirteen 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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.12 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756899270944,"sku":"9780679756972","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/225dac1a833158ed1da584669dad9f26.webp?v=1780088711","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-anthropologist-on-mars-seven-paradoxical-tales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}