The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat. by Sacks, Oliver; Self, Will (introduction) - 2015

London: Picador Classic, 2015. Reprint ed.. Paperback large trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, price sticker rear cover. 262 pp. A classic work of psychology by American neurologist Oliver Sacks, a million-copy bestseller, that provides a groundbreaking narrative insight into the human mind. If a man has lost a leg, he knows he has lost a leg. But if he has lost a self (himself) he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it. Sacks recounts the stories of patients struggling to adapt to bizarre neurological disorder. These people often no longer recognize everyday objects, or are stricken with violent tics or shout involuntary obscenities, and yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. Picador Classic edition, with an introduction by Will Self.