{"product_id":"9781683782322","title":"Summary of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: by Oliver Sacks Includes Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: by Oliver Sacks | Includes Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this 30th anniversary edition of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOliver Sacks, M.D. brings together more than two dozen narratives of patients with\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003emany different neurological impairments. The narratives illuminate medical details\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eof the diseases while illustrating how those diseases play out in a patient’s thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eand actions, bringing a more human aspect to the ailments.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese neurological impairments take on many forms. Losses can be highly\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003edisruptive to a patient’s life, such as Jimmie G.’s severe memory loss. However,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003emany patients find ways to adapt to their ailments and recoup those losses in other\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eways, such as Mr. P., a music teacher who lost his ability to distinguish faces and\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eobjects, even mistaking his wife for his hat, who learned to sing to himself to keep\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efrom becoming disoriented. And MacGregor, who installed a level on his glasses\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eto enable him to stand upright to correct a persistent lean…\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eoriginal book. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this Instaread of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Overview of the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Important People\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Key Takeaways\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Analysis of Key Takeaways\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith Instaread, you can get the key takeaways and analysis of a book in 15\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eminutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eyour convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149860978928,"sku":"9781683782322","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683782322_p0.jpg?v=1763701632","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683782322","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}