Unthinkable : an extraordinary journey through the world's strangest brains / Helen Thomson.
"[The author] has spent years travelling the world, tracking down incredibly rare brain disorders. In [this book] she tells the stories of nine extraordinary people she encountered along the way. From the man who thinks he's a tiger to the doctor who feels the pain of others just by looking at them to a woman who hears music thats not there, their experiences illustrate how the brain can shape our lives in unexpected and, in some cases, brilliant and alarming ways"--Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062391162
- Physical Description: 275 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The strange life of the brain -- Bob: never forgetting a moment -- Sharon: being permanently lost -- Rubén: seeing auras -- Tommy: switching personalities -- Sylvia: an endless hallucination -- Matar: turning into a tiger -- Louise: becoming unreal -- Graham: waking up dead -- Joel: feeling other people's pain -- Conclusion: Nothing is unthinkable. |
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Subject: | Brain > Popular works. Neurosciences > Popular works. Brain > Diseases > Popular works. Neuropsychology. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Tumbler Ridge Public Library | ANF 612.82 THOMS (Text) | TRL23959 | Entertaining Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |