An anthropologist on Mars

Title	An anthropologist on Mars : seven paradoxical tales
Author	Oliver Sacks
Call Number	RC351 .S1948 1995
Location	3rd Floor Science and Technology
Rating	Highly Recommended
Book Review	Oliver Sachs was perhaps the world’s most famous modern neurologist, at least to the general audience. His writing style is entertaining yet based in solid research. An Anthropologist on Mars is not exactly beach reading, but is written for a general audience. The footnotes and references are extensive and his observations are always tied to previous studies on similar cases. I thoroughly enjoyed reading these seven case studies, each of which focused on people with neurological conditions (i.e.., Tourette’s, autism, amnesia, and total colorblindness). Sachs writes not just about the symptoms of each person, but about their lives, their creativity, and the way people interact with the world around them.
Submitted By	Taylor Greene
Department or Major	Leatherby Libraries
Status	Staff
Chapman Email	tgreene@chapmahn.edu