OLIVER SACKS was the author of twelve previous books, including The Mind’s Eye, Musicophilia, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Awakenings (which inspired both the Oscar-nominated film and a play by Harold Pinter). The New York Times referred to Dr. Sacks as “the poet laureate of medicine,” and he was a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books. He lived in New York City, where he was a professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. He died in 2015.
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“Intimate. . . . Brim[s] with life and affection.” —The New York
Times
“[A] wonderful memoir, which richly demonstrates what an
extraordinary life it has been. . . . A fascinating account—a sort
of extended case study, really—of Sacks’ remarkably active,
iconoclastic adulthood.” —Los Angeles Times
“A glorious memoir. . . . In this volume Sacks opens himself to
recognition, much as he has opened the lives of others to being
recognized in their fullness.” —The Atlantic
“Pulses with his distinctive energy and curiosity.” —The New York
Review of Books
“A beautiful vision, one that embraces an infinite spectrum of
wonder. . . . On the Move illustrates what an exceptional human
being he is. . . . He is fascinated by seemingly everything, and,
damn, the man can write.” —Salon
“Marvelous. . . . He studies himself as he has studied others:
compassionately, unblinkingly, intelligently, acceptingly and
honestly.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Sacks’ ability to enact and celebrate intuition in medicine and
precision in art is singular.” —The New York Times Book Review
“[Sacks is] a wonderful storyteller. . . . It’s his keen
attentiveness as a listener and observer, and his insatiable
curiosity, that makes his work so powerful.” —San Francisco
Chronicle
“Remarkably candid and deeply affecting. . . . Sacks’s empathy and
intellectual curiosity, his delight in, as he calls it, ‘joining
particulars with generalities’ and, especially, ‘narratives with
neuroscience’—have never been more evident than in his beautifully
conceived new book.” —The Boston Globe
“Intriguing. . . . When describing his patients and their problems,
he is attentive and precise, straightforward and sympathetic, and
he brings these worthy qualities to his descriptions of his younger
self.” —The Washington Post
“A compelling read. . . . Offers a glimpse into one of the greatest
minds of our time.” —Men’s Journal
“What a self this book reveals! A man animated by boundless
curiosity, wide-ranging intelligence, gratitude for flawed
humanity, perseverance despite setbacks. . . . We’re lucky to have
all the books, including On the Move. It’s intensely,
beautifully, incandescently alive.” —Newsday
“An ebullient telling of a remarkable life.” —Paste
“This remarkable man lifts us all. . . . [On the Move] is not only
a record of his life-affirming characterological extravagance but
also a meditation on what it is to be human in an age of medical
arrogance and the numbing clout of technology.” —The Los Angeles
Review of Books
“An unforgettably passionate, joyous journey.” —The Daily
Beast
“[A] beautifully constructed and moving memoir. . . . His life and
work are a gift.” —The Times Literary Supplement (London)
“Moving. . . . Written with exceptional grace and clarity.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
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