Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Picador Classic) by Oliver Sacks

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Picador Classic)

Oliver Sacks

464 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction music psychology science informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Oliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own minds. In Musicophilia, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences ...

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informative 96%
reflective 56%
inspiring 37%
emotional 29%
challenging 17%
hopeful 17%
funny 7%
lighthearted 5%
adventurous 3%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
sad 1%
tense 1%

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fast 7%

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