Overview
To the world, he was Dr. Sacks, the brilliant neurologist behind bestselling books like Musicophilia and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. To professor Susan Barry, he became Dear Oliverāher mentor, friend, and confidant over the course of their unlikely, engrossing ten-year correspondence.
It begins with a letter that Sue almost doesn't send. Dear Dr. Sacks . . . You asked me if I could imagine what the world would look like when viewed with two eyes. Sueās unheard-of case historyāas a āstereoblindā patient who acquired 3D vision in adulthoodāso fascinates Dr. Sacks that he immediately asks to visit her. As āStereo Sue,ā she becomes the subject of one of his indelible New Yorker piecesāand, as a fellow neuroscientist, his sounding board for every kind of intellectual inquiry.
Their shared passionsāfrom classical music to cuttlefish, brain plasticity to bioluminescent planktonāspark a friendship that buoys both of them through lifeās crests and falls: as Sue becomes an author in her own right, as she supports her father in his decline, and as Oliver becomes a patient himselfābattling cancer that, in a painful twist, robs him of his own vision.
Dr. Sacksās letters to Sue offer his devoted readers an unprecedented glimpse of the man himselfāfrom his legendary compassion and insight to his love of the periodic table (which he kept in his wallet). Throughout Dear Oliver, we are reminded that true friends help each other see the world a little differently.
This book title, Dear Oliver (An Unexpected Friendship with Oliver Sacks), ISBN: 9781891011306, by Susan R. Barry, Oliver Sacks, published by The Experiment (January 30, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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