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The river of consciousness

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"Two weeks before his death, Oliver Sacks outlined the contents of The River of Consciousness, the last book he would oversee. The best-selling author of On the Move, Musicophilia, and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Sacks is known for his illuminating case histories about people living with neurological conditions at the far borderlands of human experience. But his grasp of science was not restricted to neuroscience or medicine; he was fascinated by the issues, ideas, and questions of all the sciences. That wide-ranging expertise and passion informs the perspective of this book, in which he interrogates the nature not only of human experience but of all life. In The River of Consciousness, Dr. Sacks takes on evolution, botany, chemistry, medicine, neuroscience, and the arts, and calls upon his great scientific and creative heroes--above all, Darwin, Freud, and William James. For Sacks, these thinkers were constant companions from an early age; the questions they explored--the meaning of evolution, the roots of creativity, and the nature of consciousness--lie at the heart of science and of this book. The River of Consciousness demonstrates Sacks's unparalleled ability to make unexpected connections, his sheer joy in knowledge, and his unceasing, timeless endeavor to understand what makes us human."--Dust jacket flap.

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  • 25 of 26 copies available at Westchester Library System.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at New Rochelle Public Library System. (Show)
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New Rochelle Public Library 612.823 S (Text)
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31019156206990
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05/09/2024
Bedford Hills Free Library 612.823 S (Text)
Nonfiction
31003151467062
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Briarcliff Manor Public Library 612.8233 SACKS (Text)
Nonfiction
31036150849625
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Bronxville Public Library 612.82 S (Text)
Nonfiction
31004151640948
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Chappaqua Library 612.8233 SACKS (Text)
Nonfiction
31005600024782
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Croton Free Library 612.8233 S (Text)
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31006151643558
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Dobbs Ferry Public Library 612.82 S (Text)
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31007151297601
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Eastchester Public Library 612.823 S (Text)
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31008152242745
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Greenburgh Public Library 612.823 S (Text)
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31009154474807
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Harrison Public Library 612.823 S (Text)
Nonfiction
31010300129303
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