Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition

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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
by Oliver Sacks
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Revised and Expanded

With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls “musical misalignments.” Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with “amusia,” to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music. Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable, Musicophilia is Oliver Sacks' latest masterpiece.

• Rank: #6556 in Books
• Brand: Vintage
• Published on: 2008-09-23
• Released on: 2008-09-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.97" h x 1.15" w x 5.20" l, 1.02 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 425 pages