I've only read the books I mentioned, but I've heard of "The Man who mistook his wife for a hat" It sounds a lot like "An Anthropologist on Mars". I'm definitely getting "Uncle Tungsten". Thanks for bringing it up here.
Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:24 PM Subject: Re: History of Photography > "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Is this the same Oliver Sacks that wrote "Awakenings", "Island of the Color > >Blind", "An Anthropologist on Mars" and my favorite: "Migraine"? > > > >I saw an interview with him once and he seemed like such a nice guy. He's > >brilliant too. > > That's the man. He's brilliant but has a very unpretentious writing > style. Lovely prose, actually. Have you read "The Man Who Mistook His > Wife for a Hat"? Case studies in neurology (written for laymen). > Fascinating and compassionate. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >
