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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
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Dry. Reading this book is like eating saltine crackers without anything to drink. He only briefly discusses the cases (these are, ahem, the interesting parts of the book) and then embarks on tedious philosophical discussions about neurology. He does seem very proud of himself and his education, though; I will give him that as a backhanded compliment.
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April 12, 2008
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Dec 18, 2015 02:27PM
YOU TOOL
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I might come back and eat my words after actually reading the book, but I feel like a physician as accomplished as Dr Sacks has a fair right to be proud of himself, his work, and his patients. That might come through in his writing as egotistical or self-congratulatory perhaps (I guess I'll find out soon), but I'm not sure his education and career is worthy of a backhanded anything, to be honest. Obviously, each to their own; what people take away from books will always be influenced by (and a reflection of) their own life and experiences. I will give you that.
A mi me parece que el libro resalta un aspecto fundamentalmente importante en el área de las ciencias medicas, pues muestra a los lectores y quizá en especial a los médicos que se debe ir mas allá de solo establecer un diagnóstico clÃnico. El deber de preocuparse por sus pacientes a tal grado de mejorar su calidad de vida. Creo que no tiene nada de tedioso la explicación de cada caso y menos aún la explicación de Starcks pero para aquellos que no se desarrollan en un campo médico o no han tenido un acercamiento con las enfermedades crónicas jamás entenderá lo importante que es tener una perspectiva como la del autor. Se agradece que Starcks haya plasmado las vivencias de sus pacientes porque aunque no lo crean también ayudó en su momento al progreso de las ciencias médicas o neurológicas y al subsecuente estudio de cada caso que se presentó en el libro.
Honey, I’m sure if u were Oliver said with this much knowledge you would also seem VERY PROUD
