Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales

Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales by Oliver Sacks. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780345811387.

From the bestselling author of Gratitude andOn the Move, a final volume of essays that showcases Sackss broad range of interests--from his passions for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimers. Oliver Sacks, renowned scientist and storyteller, is adored by readers for his neurological case histories, his fascination and familiarity with human behaviour at its most unexpected and unfamiliar. Everything in Its Place is a celebration of Sackss myriad interests, all told with his characteristic compassion, erudition, and luminous prose. From the celebrated case history of Spalding Gray that appeared in The New Yorker four months before his death to reflections on mental asylums; from piercing accounts of Schizophrenia to a reminiscence of Robin Williams; from the riveting tale of a medical colleague falling victim to Alzheimers to the cinematography of Michael Powell, this volume celebrates and reflects the wondrous curiosity of Oliver Sacks.