On the Move: A Life
By: Oliver Sacks
4.02
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: “Sacks will …
Want to Read $ 11.99"In 1966, after arriving in New York, I read two of Luria's books, Higher Cortical Functions in Man and Human Brain and Psychological Processes. The latter, which contained very full case histories of patients with frontal lobe damage, filled me with admiration [4]. [Footnote 4]. And fear, for as I read it, I thought, what place is there for me in the world? Luria has already seen, said, written, and thought anything I can ever say, or write, or think. I was so upset that I tore the book in two (I had to buy a new copy for the library, as well as a copy for myself)."-Oliver Sacks, On the Move: A Life
"Individuality is deeply imbued in us from the very start, at the neuronal level. Even at a motor level, researchers have shown, an infant does not follow a set pattern of learning to walk or how to reach for something. Each baby experiments with different ways of reaching for objects and over the course of several months discovers or selects his own motor solutions. When we try to envisage the neural basis of such individual learning, we might imagine a "population" of movements (and their neural correlates) being strengthened or pruned away by experience. Similar considerations arise with regard to recover and rehabilitation after strokes and other injuries. There are no rules; there is no prescribed path of recovery; every patient must discover or create his own motor and perceptual patterns, his own solutions to the challenges that face him; and it is the function of a sensitive therapist to help him in this. And in its broadest sense, neural Darwinism implies that we are destined, whether we wish it or not, to a life of particularity and self-development, to make our own individual paths through life."-Oliver Sacks, On the Move: A Life
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1. Alan Turing: The Enigma
By: Andrew Hodges , Douglas R. Hofstadter
3.75
Format: 608 pages, Paperback
Alan Turing (1912-54) was a British mathematician who made history. His breaking of the German U-bo… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- science
"His machines - soon to be called Turing machines - offered a bridge, a connection between abstract symbols and the physical world."-Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma
"The popular view that scientists proceed inexorably from well-established fact to well-established fact, never being influenced by any unproved conjecture, is quite mistaken. Provided it is made clea…"-Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma
"HIs chess-playing methods did the same thing — as did the games on the Colossi — and posed the question as to where a line could be drawn between the 'intelligent' and the 'mechanical'. His view, exp…"-Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma
2. The Man Who Wasn't There: Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self
By: Anil Ananthaswamy
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Oliver Sacks, a tour of the latest neuroscience of schizophrenia, autism, Alzhe… read more
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- science
- medicine
- psychology
- neuroscience
- nonfiction
- audiobook
3. Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me
By: Bill Hayes
4.41
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Bill Hayes came to New York City in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he … read more
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- biography
- memoir
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"O: 'The most we can do is to write - intelligently, creatively, critically, evocatively - about what it is like living in the world at this time"-Bill Hayes, Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me
"Wouldn't it be nice if there weree a planet where the sound of rain falling is like Bach?" he says. "Yes, Planet Bach," I respond. He smiles -"Yes", he murmurs- picturing it, hearing it."-Bill Hayes, Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me
"I have come to believe that kindness is repaid in unexpected ways and that if you are lonely or bone-tired or blue, you need only come down from your perch and step outside. New York—which is to say,…"-Bill Hayes, Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me
"Sad, shocking, horrible, yes," underlining each word, "but..." (Oliver often said that but was his favorite word, a kind of etymological flip of the coin, for it allowed consideration of both sides o…"-Bill Hayes, Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me
4. Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science
By: James D. Watson
3.21
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson, a living legend for his work unlocking the stru… read more
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- biography
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5. Hitch 22: A Memoir
By: Christopher Hitchens
4.02
Format: 435 pages, Hardcover
Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States … read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Cheap booze is a false economy."-Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
" Your favorite virtue? An appreciation for irony."-Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
"What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence."-Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
"What is your idea of earthly happiness? To be vindicated in my own lifetime."-Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
6. Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
By: Mark Twain , Harriet E. Smith
3.80
Format: 414 pages, Paperback
This Reader’s Edition, a portable paperback in larger type, republishes the text of the New York Ti… read more
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- memoir
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"Human nature is all alike."-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
"The preacher who casts a vote for conscience' sake, runs the risk of starving."-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
"People don't really read your books, they only say they do, to keep you from feeling bad."-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
"I love to hear myself talk, because I get so much instruction and moral upheaval out of it."-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
7. Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
By: Janet Wallach
3.80
Format: 425 pages, Paperback
Turning away from the privileged world of the "eminent Victorians," Gertrude Bell (1868—1926) explo… read more
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"Great persons, like great empires, leave their mark on history."-Janet Wallach, Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
"Then, as now, archaelogists and writers ventured where others feared to tread."-Janet Wallach, Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
"No one had asked her to marry him, nor was there someone she wished to wed. Not that she did not enjoy the company of young men; She did. But her sharp tongue sliced through their egos and her intell…"-Janet Wallach, Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
"But her role had changed; she was now available for marriage and her primary task was to find a mate. As Florence and Hugh Bell's daughter, she was expected to make an excellent match. And if there w…"-Janet Wallach, Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
8. The Mind of a Mnemonist
By: Jerome Bruner , Alexander R. Luria
4.04
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
This study explores the inner world of a rare human phenomenon―a man who was endowed with virtually… read more
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- biography
- medicine
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- neuroscience
- nonfiction
- science
"Perhaps this account of a man who "saw" everything will play some part in the difficult course that lies ahead."-Jerome Bruner, The Mind of a Mnemonist
9. Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph
By: Ted Simon
4.19
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
Simon rode a motorcycle around the world in the seventies, when such a thing was unheard of. In fou… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"In spite of wars and tourism and pictures by satellite, the world is just the same size it ever was. It is awesome to think how much of it I will never see. It is not a trick to go round these days, …"-Ted Simon, Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph
10. Lincoln: A Photobiography
By: Russell Freedman
3.90
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Abraham Lincoln stood out in a crowd as much for his wit and rollicking humor as for his height. Th… read more
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- biography memoir
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"I have mo prejudice against the Southern people... They are just what we would ben in their situation. If slavery did not now exits amongst them, they wld not inrtoduce it. If it did now exist amongs…"-Russell Freedman, Lincoln: A Photobiography
11. Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
By: George Newbern , Luke Dittrich
3.50
Format: 140 pages,
For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksand The Hare with Amber Eyescomes a propulsive, … read more
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12. On the Move: A Life
By: Oliver Sacks
4.02
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: “Sacks will … read more
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- science
- biography
- memoir
- medicine
- psychology
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- neuroscience
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"In 1966, after arriving in New York, I read two of Luria's books, Higher Cortical Functions in Man and Human Brain and Psychological Processes. The latter, which contained very full case histories of…"-Oliver Sacks, On the Move: A Life
"Individuality is deeply imbued in us from the very start, at the neuronal level. Even at a motor level, researchers have shown, an infant does not follow a set pattern of learning to walk or how to r…"-Oliver Sacks, On the Move: A Life
13. The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion
By: Meghan Daum
3.72
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2015 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction "Daum is her generation's … read more
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14. Feynman
By: Jim Ottaviani , Leland Myrick
3.81
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
Richard Feynman: physicist . . . Nobel winner . . . bestselling author . . . safe-cracker. In this … read more
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15. Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis
By: Christine Montross
4.34
Format: 413 pages, Hardcover
A woman habitually commits self-injury, ingesting light bulbs, a box of nails, zippers and a steak … read more
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16. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
17. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
18. Knowing Christ Crucified: The Witness of African American Religious Experience
By: M. Shawn Copeland
4.28
Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition
Beginning with the “dark wisdom of the slaves,” Shawn Copeland shows how enslaved people found in t… read more
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- nonfiction
19. Oil & Water: Two Faiths: One God
By: Amir Hussain
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Listen to any news broadcast today and the message comes through loud and Islam is a religion of v… read more
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- nonfiction
20. Heart: A History
By: Sandeep Jauhar
4.07
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
The heart lies at the centre of every facet of our existence. It’s so bound up with our deepest fee… read more
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- science
- biography
- memoir
- medicine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"For even if the heart is not the seat of the emotions, it is highly responsive to them."-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History
"Continuous blood flow is antithetical to the way that humans, pulsatile beings, evolved. Though continuous flow can keep us alive, it alters ours physiology in idiosyncratic and unpredictable ways."-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History
"In many ways, the heart does resemble a house. It is divided into multiple chambers, separated by doors. The walls have a characteristic texture. The house is old, designed over many millennia. Hidde…"-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History
"Traditional" Japanese immigrants had coronary disease rates in line with their homeland counterparts. "Westernised" immigrants had a prevalence that was at least 3 times higher. "Retention of Japanes…"-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History
21. The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy Is Essential in Everyday Life
By: Brian Goldman
3.47
Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition
As a veteran emergency room physician, Dr. Brian Goldman has a successful career setting broken bon… read more
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- psychology
- biography memoir
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