An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks

An Anthropologist on Mars

Oliver Sacks

318 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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As with his previous bestseller, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world, and how we relate to ...

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informative 94%
reflective 62%
inspiring 31%
challenging 26%
emotional 19%
hopeful 9%
funny 6%
sad 6%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
tense 1%

Pace

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slow 47%
fast 1%

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