Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf

Author(s): Oliver Sacks

Psychology

The bestselling author and "one of the greatest clinical writers of the twentieth century" (New York Times) explores the world of deafness and ponders the nature of human communication.

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"This book will shake your preconceptions about the deaf, about language and about thought--. Sacks [is] one of the finest and most thoughtful writers of our time."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review""Fascinating and richly rewarding--. Sacks is a profoundly wise observer."--"The Plain Dealer""One cannot read more than a few pages of Sacks without seeing something in a new way. His breadth of understanding and expression seems limitless."--"Kansas City Star""A remarkable book, penetrating, subtle, persuasive--. [It] will likely become a classic."--"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

Oliver Sacks is a physician and the author of many books, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Awakenings (which inspired the Oscar-nominated film) and Musicophilia. Born in London and educated at Oxford, he now lives in New York City, where he is Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the first, and only, Columbia University Artist, and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. In 2008, he was appointed Commander of the British Empire. For more information, visit www.oliversacks.com

General Fields

  • : 9780330523646
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Campbell Books Ltd
  • : 0.204
  • : July 2012
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : December 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Oliver Sacks
  • : Paperback
  • : 2012
  • : English
  • : 305.9/08162
  • : 208
  • : JFFG
  • : Illustrations