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Uncle Tungsten : memories of a chemical boyhood / Oliver Sacks

By:

Sacks, Oliver, (1933 - 2015)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : First Vintage Books Edition , 2002, c2001.Description: viii, 337 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780375404481

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DDC classification:

92 SAC

Abstract: In an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary mind, the distinguished neurologist who wrote "Awakenings" offers an account of his youth as fascinating as his celebrated case histories. Overflowing with humor, sadness, sensuous recollection, and the almost physical rapture of discovery, this bestseller re-creates the wonder of science as it is first experienced. 10 halftones. NPR sponsorship.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	92 SAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		026264

Includes index.

In an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary mind, the distinguished neurologist who wrote "Awakenings" offers an account of his youth as fascinating as his celebrated case histories. Overflowing with humor, sadness, sensuous recollection, and the almost physical rapture of discovery, this bestseller re-creates the wonder of science as it is first experienced. 10 halftones. NPR sponsorship.

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