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100 _aSacks, Oliver W
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245 _aMusicophilia : tales of music and the brain /
_cOliver Sacks.
250 _aRev. and expanded [ed.].
260 _aLondon
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_c2008
300 _axv, 425 p. ; 20 cm. - pbk
500 _aPrevious ed.: New York: Knopf; London: Picador, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-409) and index.
505 _aFrom 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.
650 _aMusic - Psychological aspects
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650 _aMusic - Physiological aspects
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650 _aMusic - Philosophy and aesthetics
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650 _aMusic - Anecdotes
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650 _aMusic
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