Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> But the book is called "An Anthropologist on Mars" and was a collection of > stories on people who suffer through various brain dysfunction, from autism > (the Anthropologist who is an expert is design of animal handling equipment > for slaughter houses and such) to people with tourettes and brain damage. > (Hmm.... wonder about some on this list!) <G> The author of this book is Oliver Sacks. He also wrote "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat", and he has also explored neurological phenomena such as migraine headaches, as well as the experience of deaf people (writing about their unique view on language). You may also have seen him on a BBC documentary series that he's done. I can't remember what it was called, but it very much follows the style of the books. Byron.