{"product_id":"the-minds-eye-9780307473028","title":"The Mind's Eye","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From \"the poet laureate of medicine\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and the author of the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a fascinating exploration of the remarkable, unpredictable ways that our brains cope with the loss of sight by finding rich new forms of perception. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Elaborate and gorgeously detailed.... Again and again, Sacks invites readers to imagine their way into minds unlike their own, encouraging a radical form of empathy.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith compassion and insight, Dr. Oliver Sacks again illuminates the mysteries of the brain by introducing us to some remarkable characters, including Pat, who remains a vivacious communicator despite the stroke that deprives her of speech, and Howard, a novelist who loses the ability to read. Sacks investigates those who can see perfectly well but are unable to recognize faces, even those of their own children. He describes totally blind people who navigate by touch and smell; and others who, ironically, become hyper-visual. Finally, he recounts his own battle with an eye tumor and the strange visual symptoms it caused. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he has done in classics like \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAwakenings\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Sacks shows us that medicine is both an art and a science, and that our ability to imagine what it is to see with another person's mind is what makes us truly human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOLIVER SACKS was a neurologist, writer, and professor of medicine. Born in London in 1933, he moved to New York City in 1965, where he launched his medical career and began writing case studies of his patients. Called the \"poet laureate of medicine\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Sacks is the author of thirteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Musicophilia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAwakenings\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired an Oscar-nominated film and a play by Harold Pinter. He was the recipient of many awards and honorary degrees, and was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2008 for services to medicine. He died in 2015.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513999331602,"sku":"9780307473028","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ac9c14a-b055-4daa-b093-7bda6b372626.jpg?v=1730970291","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-minds-eye-9780307473028","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}