And How Are You, Dr. Sacks? A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks

By Lawrence Weschler,

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The author Lawrence Weschler began spending time with Oliver Sacks in the early 1980s, when he set out to profile the neurologist for his own new employer, The New Yorker. Almost a decade earlier, Dr. Sacks had published his masterpiece Awakenings - the account of his long-dormant patients miraculous but…

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1 author picked And How Are You, Dr. Sacks? A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Weschler isn't just the rare writer who could match Sack's skill. He was also a friend, who saw every facet of Sack's extraordinary character.

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