Everything in its place : first loves and last tales / by Oliver Sacks.
Everything in its place : first loves and last tales / by Oliver Sacks.
Everything in its place : first loves and last tales / by Oliver Sacks.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/2197
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 274 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
FIRST LOVES. Water babies ; Remembering South Kensington ; First love ; Humphry Davy, poet of chemistry ; Libraries ; A journey inside the brain -- CLINICAL TALES. Cold storage ; Neurological dreams ; Nothingness ; Seeing God in the third millennium ; Hiccups and other curious behaviors ; Travels wi...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In this final volume, Oliver Sacks examines the many passions of his own life, as a doctor engaged with the central questions of human existence, and as a polymath conversant in all the sciences. Everything in Its Place brings together writings--many never before published--on a rich variety of topics. Why do humans need gardens? How, and when, do...
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Full title
Everything in its place : first loves and last tales / by Oliver Sacks.
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Notes
General note
"This is a Borzoi book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-263) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2019/2197
Record Identifier
74VKVBeJkPdl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBeJkPdl
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ISBN
0451492897 (hardcover)
9780451492890 (hardcover)
DDC
616.80092 B
MMS ID
991024243504802626
