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“The Poet Laureate of Medicine”

— The New York Times

Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology.

He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Everything In Its Place, a posthumous collection of essays published in 2019.

Oliver Sacks

“The Poet Laureate of Medicine”

— The New York Times 

Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology.

He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, and Everything In Its Place, a posthumous collection of essays published in 2019.

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Oliver Sacks Letters

The letters of one of the greatest observers of the human species, revealing his passion for life and work, friendship and art, medicine and society, and the richness of his relationships with friends, family, and fellow intellectuals over the decades, collected here for the first time. Sensitively introduced and edited by Kate Edgar, Sacks’s longtime editor, the letters deliver a portrait of the best-selling author as he wrestles with the workings of the brain and mind.

“Having spent the better part of forty years working side by side with Oliver Sacks as his researcher and editor on sixteen books, I thought I knew a lot about his life—but delving into his correspondence for this volume has been for me a fascinating journey, revealing many new aspects of a truly remarkable man.”

— Kate Edgar

A new 13-part medical drama from NBC starring Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf. Inspired by case histories in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars, the show follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.

“The idea of a show that’s specifically focused on mental health and neurological issues is really unique to me… I feel deeply connected to telling stories right now that actually offer some sense of what brings us together as opposed to what separates us.”

— Zachary Quinto

The award-winning documentary from filmmaker Ric Burns explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact. The film features exclusive interviews with Sacks conducted just weeks after he received a terminal diagnosis, and months prior to his death in August 2015.

Bestselling Books by Oliver Sacks

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

A contemporary classics hardcover edition of Dr. Sacks’s beloved book, in which he recounts fascinating case histories of patients with neurological disorders. Introduction by Atul Gawande.

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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

In this New York Times bestseller—now revised and expanded for the paperback edition—Dr. Sacks investigates the power of music to move us, to heal and to haunt us.

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Everything In Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales

A final volume showcasing Dr. Sacks’s range of interests—from his passion for ferns and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia and dementia.

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On The Move: A Life

In this tender and joyous memoir, Oliver Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions—weightlifting and swimming—also drives his cerebral passions.

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Gratitude

Reflections on what it means to live a good and worthwhile life. These four essays–which went viral when first published in the New York Times–form an ode to the uniqueness of each human being.

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The River of Consciousness

A collection of essays that displays Dr. Sacks’s passionate engagement with the most compelling and seminal ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, and consciousness.

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