A leg to stand on
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Edition
First Touchstone edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 206 pages ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Port Orford Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 362.4 SAC | Available |
SWOCC Library - Main Stacks | RC339.52.S23 A3 1998 | Available |
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Format
Book
Edition
First Touchstone edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A Touchstone book."
General Note
Originally published: New York : Summit Books, 1984.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206).
Description
Dr. Oliver Sacks's books Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars and the bestselling The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat have been acclaimed for their extraordinary compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders. In A Leg to Stand On, it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey when he finds that his leg uncannily no longer feels part of his body. Sacks's brilliant description of his crisis and eventual recovery is not only an illuminating examination of the experience of patienthood and the inner nature of illness and health but also a fascinating exploration of the physical basis of identity.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sacks, O. (1998). A leg to stand on (First Touchstone edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015. 1998. A Leg to Stand On. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015. A Leg to Stand On Simon & Schuster, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sacks, Oliver. A Leg to Stand On First Touchstone edition., Simon & Schuster, 1998.
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