by Oliver Sacks
First published 2015
Oliver Sacks was a boy obsessed with speed and the open road. As a young neurologist, he plunged into the depths of human experience, wrestling with addiction and uncovering forgotten illnesses. Sacks's insatiable curiosity and boundless energy drive this intimate portrait of a brilliant, unconventional mind. From California to New York, his story brims with intellectual and romantic passions that make him gloriously, profoundly human.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, autobiography, memoir, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: intellectual-passion, unconventional-protagonist
Setting: California, England, New York, United States
416 pages · Paperback · Vintage
Content warnings: addiction