On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks

On the Move: A Life

Oliver Sacks' memoirs #2

Oliver Sacks

397 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir science informative reflective slow-paced

Description

When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: "Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far." It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession ...

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reflective 75%
informative 70%
inspiring 65%
emotional 50%
adventurous 30%
hopeful 25%
funny 20%
lighthearted 20%
relaxing 20%
sad 15%
challenging 10%
dark 5%

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