On the move a life

Physician and writer Oliver Sacks recounts his experiences as a young neurologist; his physical passions--weight lifting and swimming; his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual; his guilt over leaving his family to come to America; his bond with his schizophrenic brother; and the writers and...

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Main Author: Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015 (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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