The Island of the Colour-blind and Cycad Island by Oliver Sacks

The Island of the Colour-blind and Cycad Island

Oliver Sacks

361 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science reflective slow-paced
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The Island of the Colour-blind and Cycad Island by Oliver Sacks is a captivating read for anyone who is drawn to the intersection of science, psychology, and the human experience, and is fascinated by the complexities of the natural world, the mysteries of the human condition, and the power of the human spirit to adapt and persevere.

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Always fascinated by islands, Oliver Sacks is drawn to the Pacific by reports of the tiny atoll of Pingelap, with its isolated community of islanders born totally colour-blind; and to Guam, where he investigates a puzzling paralysis endemic there ...

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