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Island of the Colorblind
Island of the Colorblind
Author: Oliver Sacks
"Magical . . . Sacks's fans are in for a treat." — --Kirkus — "An explorer of that most wonderous of islands, the human brain," writes D.M. Thomas in The New York Times Book Review, "Oliver Sacks also loves the oceanic kind of islands." Both kinds figure movingly in this book--part travelogue, part autobiography, part medical mystery stor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780517278956
ISBN-10: 0517278952
Publication Date: 11/17/1998
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Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Island of the Colorblind on + 27 more book reviews
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Non-fiction. Part travelogue, part science, by the neurologist who wrote Awakenings. Fascinating exploration of total colorblindness on Micronesia islands. Part two, a study of Parkinsonism-like desease on Guam.
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Fascinating if you love the workings of the brain, yours or anybody else's.
HBNole avatar reviewed Island of the Colorblind on + 53 more book reviews
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Not your typical Oliver Sacks book. Instead of vignettes, this is really 2 books in one on the same topic: complete colorblindness. It's more of a travelogue than Sacks' other medical mystery books. I enjoyed the first half of the book, but the 2nd story left me pretty bored.
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This was absolutely fascinating listening. I felt like I got to know the people of the island, their culture, their environment, and a few of the characters. I couldn't believe how fast this reading went and I will absolutely look for more of Oliver Sacks writings.
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Fascinating story of little known facts...islands of colorblind peoples and the reason fot it