{"product_id":"9781529087420","title":"Picador Col: Leg To Stand On","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook Title: Picador Col: Leg To Stand On \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529087420 \u003cbr\u003eBy Author(s):PB \u003cbr\u003eBy Publisher: \u003cbr\u003eFormat:OLIVER SACKS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Oliver Sacks is a perfect antidote to the anaesthetic of familiarity. His writing turns brains and minds transparent’ -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Oliver Sacks, a physician by profession, injured his leg while climbing a mountain, he found himself in an unusual position – that of patient. The injury itself was severe, but straightforward to fix; the psychological effects, however, were far less easy to predict, explain, or resolve: Sacks experienced paralysis and an inability to perceive his leg as his own, instead seeing it as some kind of alien and inanimate object, over which he had no control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Leg to Stand On\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis both an account of Sacks’ ordeal and subsequent recovery, and an exploration of the ways in which mind and body are inextricably linked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49294265843935,"sku":null,"price":11.8,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0410\/9529\/9228\/files\/41PEgPbvD0L._SY445_SX342_ML2.jpg?v=1779427490","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmarket.com.sg\/products\/9781529087420","provider":"BookMarket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}