Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks has written at least 87 books. Their most popular book is The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat with 695 saves with an average rating of 3.9⭐.

Author Bio

Oliver Sacks, M.D. was a physician, a best-selling author, and a professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. The New York Times has referred to him as “the poet laureate of medicine.”

He is best known for his collections of neurological case histories, including The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain and An Anthropologist on Mars. Awakenings, his book about a group of patients who had survived the great encephalitis lethargica epidemic of the early twentieth century, inspired the 1990 Academy Award-nominated feature film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams.

Dr. Sacks was a frequent contributor to the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books.

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

1985 • 695 Readers • 300 pages 3.9

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

2007 • 182 Readers • 400 pages 3.7

Hallucinations

Hallucinations
ByOliver Sacks

2012 • 134 Readers 3.6

An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales

1964 • 104 Readers • 318 pages 4.1

On the Move: A Life

#2 of 2 in Oliver Sacks' memoirs

On the Move: A Life
ByOliver Sacks

2015 • 98 Readers 4

Awakenings

Awakenings
ByOliver Sacks

86 Readers 4.3

Gratitude

Gratitude
ByOliver Sacks

2015 • 84 Readers • 49 pages 4.1

The Mind's Eye

The Mind's Eye
ByOliver Sacks

2010 • 55 Readers • 256 pages 4

The River of Consciousness

2017 • 46 Readers 3.9

Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism

1995 • 43 Readers • 306 pages 4

Seeing Voices

Seeing Voices
ByOliver Sacks

1989 • 35 Readers • 204 pages 3.5

Uncle Tungsten

#1 of 2 in Oliver Sacks' memoirs

Uncle Tungsten
ByOliver Sacks

2001 • 35 Readers • 338 pages 3.7

Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales

2019 • 16 Readers • 288 pages 3.8

A Leg to Stand on

A Leg to Stand on
ByOliver Sacks

1984 • 16 Readers • 222 pages 4.7

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1996 • 15 Readers • 311 pages 3.6

Migraine: Understanding a Common Disorder

1970 • 14 Readers • 304 pages 4

Oaxaca Journal

Oaxaca Journal
ByOliver Sacks

2002 • 13 Readers • 192 pages 4.3

NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently

2015 • 10 Readers • 534 pages 3.5

The Mind's Eye

The Mind's Eye
ByOliver Sacks

2010 • 6 Readers • 260 pages 4

Человек, который принял жену за шляпу

1985 • 6 Readers • 318 pages 4.4

Letters

Letters
ByOliver Sacks

2024 • 5 Readers • 769 pages 5

Un antropólogo en Marte: Siete relatos paradójicos

Un antropólogo en Marte: Siete relatos paradójicos
ByOliver Sacks,Damià Alou(Translator)

1995 • 4 Readers • 408 pages 4

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2009 • 4 Readers • 249 pages

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4 Readers 3.5

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1989 • 3 Readers

Enxaqueca

Enxaqueca
ByOliver Sacks

1970 • 2 Readers • 416 pages

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2 Readers 3

The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould

2006 • 2 Readers • 672 pages

Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism

2001 • 2 Readers • 252 pages

A Journey Round My Skull

A Journey Round My Skull
ByFrigyes Karinthy,Vernon Duckworth Barker(Translator)

1936 • 2 Readers • 312 pages

O Homem que Confundiu Sua Mulher com um Chapéu

O Homem que Confundiu Sua Mulher com um Chapéu
ByOliver Sacks,Laura Teixeira Motta(Translator)

1985 • 2 Readers • 272 pages 5

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2015 • 2 Readers 4.5

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1996 • 2 Readers 4

Um antropólogo em Marte

1995 • 2 Readers • 331 pages 4

Vendo vozes

Vendo vozes
ByOliver Sacks

1989 • 2 Readers • 213 pages 4

Zio Tungsteno

#1 of 2 in Oliver Sacks' memoirs

Zio Tungsteno
ByOliver Sacks,Isabella C. Blum(Translator)

2001 • 2 Readers • 412 pages 4

الرجل الذي حسب زوجته قبعة

1985 • 2 Readers • 300 pages

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Healing: 20 Prominent Authors Write About Inspirational Moments of Regaining Health
ByLee Gutkind(Editor, Contributor),Lucy Grealy(Contributor)

2001 • 1 Reader

Granta Bulgaria 6: отвъд болестта

Granta Bulgaria 6: отвъд болестта
ByNataliya Deleva,Оливър Сакс,+32 more

1 Reader • 388 pages

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1 Reader

River Of Consciousness

2017 • 1 Reader

A férfi, aki kalapnak nézte a feleségét

1985 • 1 Reader • 340 pages 4

Bone Palace Ballet: New Poems

1997 • 1 Reader • 363 pages

A Ilha dos Daltônicos

A Ilha dos Daltônicos
ByOliver Sacks,Laura Teixeira Motta(Translator)

1997 • 1 Reader • 284 pages

Com Uma Perna Só

Com Uma Perna Só
ByOliver Sacks,Laura Teixeira Motta(Translator)

1984 • 1 Reader • 208 pages

Tio Tungstênio

#1 of 2 in Oliver Sacks' memoirs

Tio Tungstênio
ByOliver Sacks,Laura Teixeira Motta(translator)

2001 • 1 Reader • 334 pages

Oliver Sacks

13 The Last Interview

Oliver Sacks
ByOliver Sacks

2016 • 1 Reader • 220 pages

Intoxicated by My Illness: And Other Writings on Life and Death

1992 • 1 Reader • 158 pages 4

Diário de Oaxaca

Diário de Oaxaca
ByOliver Sacks

2002 • 1 Reader • 122 pages

Everything in Its Place

2019 • 1 Reader • 288 pages 3

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1990 • 1 Reader • 248 pages

Fixing My Gaze : A Scientist's Journey Into Seeing in Three Dimensions

2009 • 1 Reader • 272 pages 3

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1 Reader

O Rio da Consciência

O Rio da Consciência
ByOliver Sacks

2017 • 1 Reader • 208 pages

Another Day in the Monkey's Brain

Another Day in the Monkey's Brain
ByRalph Mitchell Siegel

2012 • 1 Reader • 144 pages

A Mente Assombrada

A Mente Assombrada
ByOliver Sacks,Laura Teixeira Motta(Translator)

2012 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

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2019 • 1 Reader • 306 pages

O olhar da mente

O olhar da mente
ByOliver Sacks

2010 • 1 Reader • 225 pages

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1997 • 1 Reader • 361 pages

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

#1 of 2 in Oliver Sacks' memoirs

2001 • 1 Reader • 250 pages

L'Homme qui prenait sa femme pour un chapeau

1985 • 1 Reader • 312 pages 4

Unchiul Tungsten: amintiri dintr-o copilărie chimică

#1 of 2 in Oliver Sacks' memoirs

2001 • 1 Reader • 344 pages

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#2 of 2 in Oliver Sacks' memoirs

En movimiento: Una vida
ByOliver Sacks,Damià Alou(Translator)

2015 • 1 Reader • 456 pages

Alucinações Musicais

2007 • 1 Reader • 360 pages

Ο άνθρωπος που μπέρδεψε τη γυναίκα του με ένα καπέλο

1985 • 1 Reader • 384 pages 4

Omul care își confunda soția cu o pălărie

Omul care își confunda soția cu o pălărie
ByOliver Sacks,Dan Rădulescu(Translator)

1985 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

Risvegli

Risvegli
ByOliver Sacks,Andrea Salmaggi(Translator)

1973 • 1 Reader • 560 pages

مردی که زنش را با کلاه اشتباه می‌گرفت

مردی که زنش را با کلاه اشتباه می‌گرفت
ByOliver Sacks,ماندانا فرهادیان(Translator)

1985 • 1 Reader • 375 pages 4

Галлюцинации

Галлюцинации
ByOliver Sacks,Оливер Сакс

2012 • 1 Reader • 350 pages 4

Halucynacje

Halucynacje
ByOliver Sacks,Jerzy Łoziński(Translator)

2012 • 1 Reader • 360 pages

Il fiume della coscienza

Il fiume della coscienza
ByOliver Sacks,Isabella C. Blum(Translator)

2017 • 1 Reader • 213 pages

Un antropologo su Marte

Un antropologo su Marte
ByOliver Sacks,Isabella C. Blum(Translator)

1995 • 1 Reader • 445 pages 5

L'occhio della mente

L'occhio della mente
ByOliver Sacks,Isabella C. Blum(Translator)

2010 • 1 Reader • 288 pages 3

Gratitudine

Gratitudine
ByOliver Sacks,Isabella C. Blum(Translator)

2015 • 1 Reader • 24 pages 3

Tempo de Despertar

Tempo de Despertar
ByOliver Sacks

1973 • 1 Reader • 435 pages

Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals

2009 • 1 Reader • 209 pages 4

Antropologička na Marse

Antropologička na Marse
ByOliver Sacks,Lucia Rakúsová(Translator)

1995 • 1 Reader • 300 pages

Su una gamba sola

Su una gamba sola
ByOliver Sacks,Rosalba Occhetti(Translator)

1984 • 1 Reader • 241 pages

L'isola dei senza colore

L'isola dei senza colore
ByOliver Sacks,Isabella C. Blum(Translator)

1997 • 1 Reader • 334 pages

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1 Reader 4

De rivier van het bewustzijn

2017

El río de la conciencia

2019 • 232 pages

Diario de Oaxaca - 1. edición

Diario de Oaxaca - 1. edición
ByOliver Sacks,Jordi Fibla Feito(Translator)

2002 • 184 pages

Oko umysłu

Oko umysłu
ByOliver Sacks

2010 • 288 pages

Sempre em Movimento: Uma Vida

#2 of 2 in Oliver Sacks' memoirs

Sempre em Movimento: Uma Vida
ByOliver Sacks,Denise Bottmann(Translator)

2015 • 392 pages

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2015 • 300 pages

L'isola dei senza colore-L'isola delle cicadine

2004 • 334 pages

L’occhio della mente

2016 • 271 pages

Gratidão

Gratidão
ByOliver Sacks

2015 • 56 pages

Tacksamhet

Tacksamhet
ByOliver Sacks

2015 • 56 pages

A Glorious Accident

A Glorious Accident
ByWim Kayzer(Interviewer),Daniel C. Dennett(Interviewee)

1993 • 306 pages

Memory Book: A Benny Cooperman Detective Novel

#11 of 4 in Benny Cooperman

2005 • 248 pages