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A Leg to Stand On


<p>Dr. Oliver Sacks's books <i>Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars</i> and the bestselling <i>The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat</i> have been acclaimed for their extraordinary compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders.</p> <p> In <i>A Leg to Stand On,</i> it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey when he finds that his leg uncannily no longer feels part of his body. Sacks's brilliant description of his crisis and eventual recovery is not only an illuminating examination of the experience of patienthood and the inner nature of illness and health but also a fascinating exploration of the physical basis of identity.</p>

Author(s): Oliver Sacks  

ISBN 10: 0684853957
ISBN 13: 9780684853956
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Publication: April 1998
Edition: Reprint
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Other books by Oliver Sacks

1. A Leg to Stand On
2. A Leg to Stand On Hardcover (1988)
3. A Leg to Stand On (1994)
4. A Leg to Stand On Book (1990)
5. A Leg to Stand On Hardcover (1984/07/01)
6. A Leg to Stand On (1998/11/27)
7. A Leg to Stand on Paperback (1991/08/23)
8. A Leg to Stand on Paperback (1986)
9. A Leg to Stand On [Hardcover] Hardcover (1973)
10. An Anthropologist on Mars Paperback (February 1996)
11. An anthropologist on Mars Hardcover (1995/01/13)
12. An Anthropologist on Mars Paperback (1996/02/13)
13. An Anthropologist On Mars Hardcover (1995/02/14)
14. An Anthropologist on Mars (2009/02/06)
15. An Anthropologist on Mars Audio MP3 CD - Unabridged (June 2013)
16. An Anthropologist on Mars Audio MP3 CD - Unabridged (June 2013)
17. An Anthropologist on Mars (A Format) (1995/08/04)
18. An Anthropologist on Mars : Seven Paradoxical Tales (1997/04/01)
19. An Anthropologist on Mars : Seven Paradoxical Tales Paperback (1999/06/01)

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