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The River of Consciousness

Oliver Sacks

  • 232 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2017
  • 13 editions
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1 About this book

The River of Consciousness is a collection of ten essays by the writer, naturalist, and neurologist Oliver Sacks. Some of the essays are dedicated to specific figures such as Darwin, Freud, and William James.

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  • Neuropsychology
  • Psychology
  • Creative ability
  • Consciousness

2 About Oliver Sacks

1933–2015

Oliver Wolf Sacks (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer. Born in London, Sacks received his medical degree in 1958 from The Queen's College, Oxford, before moving to the United States, where he spent most of his career.

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