Scan barcode
A review by author_d_r_oestreicher
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks
4.0
On the Move by Oliver Sacks is a memoir distilled from a thousand journals kept by this prolific author throughout his 75 years. Dr. Sacks was a neurologist, but his memoir treats this as a secondary activity, a background activity for his curiosity and empathy for his patients, himself, and others. Much of his writing harkens back to nineteenth-century medical cases, where the patient’s history was holistic, everything was relevant, compared to today’s scientific papers. This is what made him such a popular author.
When a scholarly, scientific friend told Dr. Sacks, “You’re no theoretician,” he replied, “I know but I am a field-worker, and you need the sort of fieldwork I do for the sort of theory making you do.” Dr. Sacks lead an interesting life, and his fieldwork makes for interesting reading.
For my detailed report: http://1book42day.blogspot.com/2018/07/on-move-by-oliver-sacks.html
Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for book recommendations.
When a scholarly, scientific friend told Dr. Sacks, “You’re no theoretician,” he replied, “I know but I am a field-worker, and you need the sort of fieldwork I do for the sort of theory making you do.” Dr. Sacks lead an interesting life, and his fieldwork makes for interesting reading.
For my detailed report: http://1book42day.blogspot.com/2018/07/on-move-by-oliver-sacks.html
Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for book recommendations.