Bibliograph

Dear Oliver, an unexpected friendship with Oliver Sacks, Susan R. Barry

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Dear Oliver, an unexpected friendship with Oliver Sacks, Susan R. Barry

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dear Oliver

Oclc number

1390775551

Responsibility statement

Susan R. Barry

Sub title

an unexpected friendship with Oliver Sacks

Summary

"In this intimate and inspiring book, Susan Barry shares the heartfelt letters through which she and Oliver Sacks became friends, laying bare the meeting of two people endlessly intrigued by the world and its mysteries"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A haunting question -- Oliver comes to town -- Obsessed but not unique -- Night lights -- A small personal triumph -- An ominous end to the year -- 2 Horatio Street, #3G -- "Stereo Sue" -- Just the beginning -- Morning edition -- Author, author -- The color of words -- Musical interlude I -- Action, perception, cognition -- Tungsten birthday -- In juxtaposition -- Outed -- Musical interlude II -- The compass hat -- One damn thing after another -- Creatures of the couch -- Nerves of steel -- "Stereo Sue" revisited -- Barium birthday -- Ideal reader -- Learning to hear -- Iridium birthday -- Thoughts while reading the mind's eye -- One moment in time -- Pet rock -- Experimentum suitatis -- Musical interlude III -- Bioelectricity -- War and peace -- A therapeutic brain injury? -- Channeling dad -- Love and work -- Lead birthday -- Saying goodbye

resource.variantTitle

Unexpected friendship with Oliver Sacks

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