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

Blowout Sale! Save 69% on the Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition by Vintage at Translate This Website. MPN: 9781400033539. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. Revised and ExpandedWith 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;

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Revised and ExpandedWith 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.

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Manufacturer:	Vintage
Brand:	Vintage
Part Number:	9781400033539
Publisher:	Vintage
Studio:	Vintage
MPN:	9781400033539
EAN:	9781400033539
Item Weight:	1.05 pounds
Item Size:	1.14 x 7.98 x 7.98 inches
Package Weight:	1.05 pounds
Package Size:	5.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 inches

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