The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

最會說故事的神經科醫師─奧利佛‧薩克斯，以其專業的知識背景、獨到的觀察見解和動人的敘事手法，帶領讀者走進腦神經醫學的世界，一探究竟。他不只是位醫師，也是個自然主義者，因而對疾病與對人同感興趣。面對腦部與神經的各種複雜難解之疾病，以及深陷疾病之中，感到茫然、甚至受苦的靈魂，薩克斯醫師點出了身而為人的限制與脆弱，卻也讓人體會人之所以為人的意義和價值。字裡行間流露出溫柔與同理心，深深觸動人心，令人沉浸其中，備感溫暖。以其觀察入微的眼、溫厚善解的心、生動流暢的筆，寫下了二十四個患者的故事。其中有病人的心路歷程、有自己的省思體悟，更有自己和病人深刻而動人的互動，展現了薩克斯醫師深入探究的好奇心及設身處地的同理心。而薩克斯醫師種種有趣的思考及細膩的心思也在字裡行間自然流露，人文關懷不時躍然紙上，扣人心弦、引人入勝。本書中文書介出自<<錯把太太當帽子的人>>遠見天下出版A classic work of psychology, this international bestseller provides a groundbreaking insight into the human mind.If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self - himself - he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.In this extraordinary book, Dr. Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients struggling to adapt to often bizarre worlds of neurological disorder. Here are people who can no longer recognize everyday objects or those they love; who are stricken with violent tics or shout involuntary obscenities; who have been dismissed as autistic or retarded, yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. If inconceivably strange, these brilliant tales illuminate what it means to be human.A provocative exploration of the mysteries of the human mind, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a million-copy bestseller by the twentieth century's greatest neurologist.