Musicophilia : tales of music and the brain /
Sacks, Oliver W
Musicophilia : tales of music and the brain / Oliver Sacks. - Rev. and expanded [ed.]. - London Picador 2008 - xv, 425 p. ; 20 cm. - pbk
Previous ed.: New York: Knopf; London: Picador, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-409) and index.
From the best-selling author of 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat', this book explores the ability of music to arouse, inspire and comfort us. Sacks explores this phenomenon through various unusual case studies, including that of a man struck by lightning who subsequently became obsessed with Chopin.
9780330418386 (pbk.) : 0330418386 9780330418386
Music - Psychological aspects
Music - Physiological aspects
Music - Philosophy and aesthetics
Music - Anecdotes
Music
781
Musicophilia : tales of music and the brain / Oliver Sacks. - Rev. and expanded [ed.]. - London Picador 2008 - xv, 425 p. ; 20 cm. - pbk
Previous ed.: New York: Knopf; London: Picador, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-409) and index.
From the best-selling author of 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat', this book explores the ability of music to arouse, inspire and comfort us. Sacks explores this phenomenon through various unusual case studies, including that of a man struck by lightning who subsequently became obsessed with Chopin.
9780330418386 (pbk.) : 0330418386 9780330418386
Music - Psychological aspects
Music - Physiological aspects
Music - Philosophy and aesthetics
Music - Anecdotes
Music
781