The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Kate Riordan We’re so accustomed to managing

We’re so accustomed to managing emergencies as they strike that we often don’t stop to think about how we could prevent crises before they happen

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This clarity is Michael Thompson s aim in his ambitious work

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Kate Riordan We’re so accustomed to managingIn his most extraordinary book, Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. These are case studies of people who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people or common objects; whose limbs have become alien; who are afflicted and yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. In Dr Sacks'