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Tag Archives: On the Move
My Best Reads for 2015
My thirst for good reads continued in 2015, and among them, two stand out for special praise in providing me with pleasure, insight, and continuing reflection. (I’ve reviewed both more fully elsewhere in Brimmings.) Fiction: John Williams. Stoner (New York … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, best biographies. biography, books, memoirs, Oliver Sacks, On the Move, Stoner, writers
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Oliver Sacks: Medicine’s Laureate
I find every patient I see, everywhere, vividly alive, interesting and rewarding; I have never seen a patient who didn’t teach me something new. Or stir in me new feelings and new trains of thought. –Oliver Sacks I’ve just finished … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakenings, book reviews, books, encephalitis, Oliver Sacks, On the Move, Robin Williams, Thom Gunn
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