{"product_id":"hallucinations-by-oliver-sacks","title":"Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The \"poet laureate of medicine\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eweaves together stories of mind-altering experiences to reveal what they tell us about our brains, our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination exists in us all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sacks has turned hallucinations from something bizarre and frightening into something that seems part of what it means to be a person. His book, too, is a medical and human triumph.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An absorbing plunge into a mystery of the mind.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo many people, hallucinations imply madness, but in fact they are a common part of the human experience. These sensory distortions range from the shimmering zigzags of a visual migraine to powerful visions brought on by fever, injuries, drugs, sensory deprivation, exhaustion, or even grief. Hallucinations doubtless lie behind many mythological traditions, literary inventions, and religious epiphanies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on his own experiences, a wealth of clinical cases from among his patients, and famous historical examples ranging from Dostoevsky to Lewis Carroll, the legendary neurologist Oliver Sacks investigates the mystery of these sensory deceptions: what they say about the working of our brains, how they have influenced our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination is present in all humans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57399823696038,"sku":"9780307947437","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/41wTR8UaiRL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1789493808","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/hallucinations-by-oliver-sacks","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}