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Oliver Sacks, M.D. was a physician, bestselling author, and professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. The New York Times has referred to him as 'the poet laureate of medicine'. He is best known for his collections of neurological case histories, including The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain and An Anthropologist on Mars. Awakenings, his book about a group of patients who had survived the great encephalitis lethargica epidemic of the early twentieth century, inspired the 1990 Academy Award-nominated feature film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. Dr Sacks was a frequent contributor to the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, before his death in August 2015. Oliver Sacks, M.D. was a physician, bestselling author, and professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. The New York Times has referred to him as 'the poet laureate of medicine'. He is best known for his collections of neurological case histories, including The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain and An Anthropologist on Mars. Awakenings, his book about a group of patients who had survived the great encephalitis lethargica epidemic of the early twentieth century, inspired the 1990 Academy Award-nominated feature film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. Dr Sacks was a frequent contributor to the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, before his death in August 2015. Jonathan Davis is a critically acclaimed narrator and voiceover actor. He has narrated more than 350 audiobooks, including a variety of bestsellers and award-winners. Davis is a three-time recipient and 14-time nominee of the celebrated Audie Award. He is also active in the voiceover industry providing voice work for films, documentaries, video games and animation.
'Light and fast-moving, unburdened by library research but filled with erudition.' -- The New Yorker 'Like all the best journals, it has a rich immediacy ... the book is a rare treat.' -- The Globe and Mail 'Sacks's boundless curiosity is always a reward.' -- The New York Times
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