 denton@speakeasy.net | Oliver Sacks (1933–2015)Includes the names: Oliver Saks, Oliver Sack, Saks Oliver, Sacks Oliver, Olivar Sacks, Oliver Sachs, Oliver Sacks, Olivrr WSacks, Oliver W. Sacks, by Oliver Sacks ... (see complete list), Oliver W. Sacks, Oliver Sacks M.D., M.D. Oliver Sacks, Oliver Wolf Sacks, Оливер Сакс, Оливер Сакс, אוליבר סאקס, オリヴァー サックス, Oliver/ Sacks, Oliver W./ Sacks Sacks, Neurologe Oliver Sacks, Grossbritannien, USA, Oliver W.; Sacks Oliver; Sacks Sacks, Oliver W. C | 34,301 (43,803) | 925 | 458 |  (3.9) | 148 | 0 | Oliver Sacks was born in London, England on July 9, 1933. He received a medical degree from Queen's College, Oxford University and performed his internship at Middlesex Hospital in London and Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco. He completed his residency at UCLA. In 1965, he became a clinical neurologist to the Little Sisters of the Poor and Beth Abraham Hospital. His work in a Bronx charity hospital led him to write the book Awakenings in 1973. The book inspired a play by Harold Pinter and became a film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. His other works included An Anthropologist on Mars, The Mind's Eye, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Uncle Tungsten, Musicophilia, A Leg to Stand On, On the Move: A Life, and Gratitude. In 2007, he ended his 42-year relationship with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to accept an interdisciplinary teaching position at Columbia. In 2012, he returned to the New York University School of Medicine as a professor of neurology. He died of cancer on August 30, 2015 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) He was born in London & educated in London, Oxford & California. he practices neurology in New York City, where he is also a clinical professor neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine & an adjunct professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. He has received the Hawthornden Prize, a Polk Award & a Guggenheim fellowship. (Publisher Provided) — biography from The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales … (more) |
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Oliver Sacks has 8 past events. (show) VB Reads...General Literature Join Cindi and discuss books from a variety of genres at 7 pm, the first Monday of each month. Authors DO NOT Attend. Monday, July 6, 7pm Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain By Oliver SacksIn Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. 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. 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.
Location: Street: 1200 11th St City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Free Library of Philadelphia - Oliver Sacks - Hallucinations Hallucinations Oliver Sacks In conversation with Anna Dhody, curator Mütter Museum Known for his ability to describe the intricacies of the medical world using accessible and engaging prose, renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks is the author of numerous bestselling books that detail the inner workings of the brain, including Musicophilia, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, An Anthropologist on Mars, and The Mind’s Eye. Called “the greatest living ethnographer of those fascinating tribes who live on the outer and still largely uncharted shores of the land of Mind-and-Brain” (Guardian), Dr. Sacks illuminates what Hallucinations reveal about the organization of the brain and why the potential for hallucination is a vital part of the human condition in his new book. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 5, 2013 at 10:00 AM This is a TICKETED event; $15 General Admission, $7 Students. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here
Location: Street: Free Library of Philadelphia Additional: 1901 Vine Street City: Philadelphia, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19103-5207 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Oliver Sacks - Hallucinations — at Sixth & I at Sixth & I 600 I Street NW Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown Oliver Sacks, in conversation with Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison In Hallucinations (Vintage, $15.95), Oliver Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what Hallucinations tell us about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every culture's folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination—a vital part of the human condition—is present in us all.
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Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) WRITERS IN THE LIMELIGHT: OLIVER SACKS "THE MIND'S EYE" ON-SCREEN AUTHOR TALK & INTERVIEW FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION AT THE PICKFORD LIMELIGHT CINEMA Pickford Film Center & Village Books present "Writers in the Limelight." Join us for the screening of lectures and presentations from some of the most celebrated voices in the humanities, arts, and sciences. Watch author Oliver Sacks discuss his book, The Mind's Eye, in this special movie showing at the Pickford Limelight Cinema. (Author is not attending this event). We will have a Village Books hosted discussion after the showing.
With compassion and insight, Dr. Oliver Sacks again illuminates the mysteries of the brain by introducing us to some remarkable characters, including Pat, who remains a vivacious communicator despite the stroke that deprives her of speech, and Howard, a novelist who loses the ability to read. Sacks investigates those who can see perfectly well but are unable to recognize faces, even those of their own children. He describes totally blind people who navigate by touch and smell; and others who, ironically, become hyper-visual. Finally, he recounts his own battle with an eye tumor and the strange visual symptoms it caused. As he has done in classics like The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat and Awakenings, Dr. Sacks shows us that medicine is both an art and a science, and that our ability to imagine what it is to see with another person's mind is what makes us truly human.
This on-screen author talk will be showing at the Pickford Film Center's Limelight Cinema. Tickets are $5 and are available at Village Books and through the Pickford Film Center. Village Books will provide books for sale at the event.
Location: Street: 1416 Cornwall Ave. Additional: Pickford Film Center Limelight Cinema City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Oliver Sacks Dr. Oliver Sacks discusses his book Hallucinations. Seating opens at 5:00 pm and is limited. Priority seating available on a first-come, first-served basis to those who purchase the book at the store. Those who don't purchase a book are accommodated as capacity allows. (Honya451)Nonfiction Book Group Please join us to discuss The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks. Location: Street: Auntie's Bookstore/Mezzanine Additional: 402 W. Main Ave. City: Spokane, Province: Washington Postal Code: 99201-0214 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)Book & Brews at the TapHouse Grill Central-Clemson Book Club Discussion Oliver Sachs, Musicophilia. Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of the month with a different book being discussed each month. (hailelib)
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