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Musicophilia - Tales of Music and the Brain

Hardcover • 2007 • English

Musicophilia - Tales of Music and the Brain

By Oliver Sacks

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About the book

“Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind.” —The New York Times“Curious, cultured, caring. . . . Musicophilia allows readers to join Sacks where he is most alive, amid melodies and with his patients.” —The Washington Post Book World“Sacks has an expert bedside manner: informed but humble, self-questioning, literary without being self-conscious....Show more

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ISBN

9780330418379

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Musicophilia - Tales of Music and the Brain

Format

Hardcover

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