"Extraordinary on first reading, even more so on a second . . . the sort of book one wants to pick up again and again." --Oliver Sacks "Lively and erudite." --The New York Times Book Review "Gonzalez-Crussi writes essays that fuse science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts. Here are five such pieces...all of them informative, none of them predictable." --The Washington Post "A meditation on sensory experience by a Mexican-born pathologist who weaves personal experiences with history, science, ...
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"Extraordinary on first reading, even more so on a second . . . the sort of book one wants to pick up again and again." --Oliver Sacks "Lively and erudite." --The New York Times Book Review "Gonzalez-Crussi writes essays that fuse science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts. Here are five such pieces...all of them informative, none of them predictable." --The Washington Post "A meditation on sensory experience by a Mexican-born pathologist who weaves personal experiences with history, science, philosophy and theology for a wide-ranging approach to our centuries-old but undissipated curiosity about the origins of pain and pleasure.... An erudite work." --Los Angeles Times Book Review
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
