The Island of the Colour-blind (Paperback)

'Sacks is rightly renowned for his empathy . . . anyone with a taste for the exotic will find this beautifully written book highly engaging' - Sunday Times 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 for a century. Along the way, he re-encounters the beautiful, primitive island cycad trees - and these become the starting point for a meditation on time and evolution, disease and adaptation, and islands both real and metaphorical in The Island of the Colour-Blind.

General

Imprint:	Picador
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	Oliver Sacks
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-330-52610-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
LSN:	0-330-52610-3
Barcode:	9780330526104

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