A leg to stand on
Sacks, Oliver, 1933-20152023
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When Oliver Sacks injured his leg climbing a mountain, he found himself in an unusual position - that of patient. Though initially straightforward to treat, Sacks went on to experience paralysis and an inability to perceive his leg as his own, instead seeing it as some kind of alien and inanimate object. 'A leg to stand on' is both an account of Sacks' ordeal and subsequent recovery, and an exploration of the ways in which mind and body are inextricably linked.
Main title:
A leg to stand on / Oliver Sacks.
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Imprint:
London : Picador, 2023.
Collation:
224 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529087420 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.1974830092362.1974B SAC362.197
Language:
English
Subject:
Nerves, Peripheral -- Wounds and injuriesNerves, Peripheral -- Wounds and injuries -- Patients -- RehabilitationHealth and WellbeingSocial services & welfare, criminologyDisability: social aspectsPopular psychologyAutobiography: science, technology & medicineTravel writingMemoirsLiterary essaysPhysiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychologyPopular scienceBiography: science, technology & medicineNeurology & clinical neurophysiologyNeurosciences
BRN:
2365809
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