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An extraordinary collection of interviews with the beloved doctor and author, whose research and books inspired generations of readers Oliver Sacks—called “the poet laureate of medicine” by the New York Times—illuminated the mysteries of the brain for a wide audience in a series of richly acclaimed books, including Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and numerous New Yorker articles. In this collection of interviews, Sacks is at his most candid and disarming, rich with insights about his life and work. Any reader of Sacks will find in this book an entirely new way of looking at a brilliant writer.
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I guess ultimately I don’t love the format. I was familiar with Oliver sacks from Radiolab, but I think you have to be REALLY familiar with the celebrity for this to be a good way to read about them. Maybe this book collection is really for those who want the words of a favorite person on their shelf - but it’s not really a great experience to read them without knowing the person well, or without even being familiar with the interviews themselves. My fav interview was the last one - and it’s the one I’d heard before.