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Awakenings
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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Awakenings--which inspired the major motion picture--is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave them the then-new drug L-DOPA, which had an astonishing, explosive, "awakening" effect. Dr. Sacks recounts the moving case histories of his patients, their lives, and the extraordinary transformations which went with their reintroduction to a changed world.
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TheSpineView
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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#WindsofMarch @Eggs
Prompt: Awakening

I immediately thought of the movie. Great acting by the late Robin Williams. Loved the movie; however, I never read the book.

Eggs Great choice! Me too-loved the movie, never read the book 📖 3y
TheSpineView @Eggs I wonder if the book is dry.🤔 3y
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emilyhaldi
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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Although Oliver Sacks‘ studies focused on the brain, not the heart, #chemicalheart still has me thinking of him and all of his medical studies. He human body is a bizarre and amazing thing! Someday I will read all of his books- @Reviewsbylola brought this collection to my attention and now I need it 😍
#marchintooz

quietlycuriouskate I can't even look at the cover of the migraine one without starting to feel anxious about an episode! 😨 6y
Reviewsbylola You‘re welcome. 😂 6y
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ChaitanyaSethi
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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Hello fellow readers on @litsy. I'm new here. I love reading #books based on mental health and #psychology. Any fiction/non-fiction #recommendations ? Would love to hear from you all.
Please leave your handle in the comments so I may follow you too. Hope to interact with you all!
#reading #books #novels #fiction #nonfiction #advice #new #litsy

Also sharing some of my collection in the image

RaimeyGallant My pleasure. :) 6y
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Jess7 Welcome!! 6y
ChaitanyaSethi @Jess7 Thank you so much ❤️ 6y
hufflepuff-ish Hey!! Welocme to Litsy! I have been here just three days and I love it !! Hope you have the same experience ! 💜 6y
ChaitanyaSethi @hufflepuff-ish Hello! I've joined recently too. I'm having a great time as well. Glad to know you're loving it too. Happy reading ❤️ 6y
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ChaitanyaSethi @Ericalambbrown Thank you so much! 😊 6y
BookishMe Belated welcome to Litsy 👋🏾 👋🏾 6y
ChaitanyaSethi @BookishMe thank you so much! 😊 6y
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DeborahSmall
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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#NeuroticSociety #FierceFeb such an interesting read❤️

batsy It definitely sounds like it ❤️ Can't wrap my mind around how much we don't know about our minds... 6y
Cathythoughts I really loved the movie ❤️ 6y
DeborahSmall @Cathythoughts it‘s been years since I saw it. But loved it 💕 6y
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Bookmarkie Oliver Sacks was a fascinating man. I am looking fwd to reading this one 6y
DeborahSmall @Bookmarkie I‘ll have check that out on Amazon! Looks great 💕 6y
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Cathythoughts
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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#Rocktober #Lithium @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB I'm sure #lithium was part of the mix of medications in Awakenings. Robert deNiro & the late Robbin Williams rocked this one. That brief moment of life . So poignant, ❤️( pic taken on recent walk)my choice here has been inspired by @Cinfhen s choice of Silver Linings Playbook 🙏🙏🙏for #lithium

Cinfhen Amazing film! Gorgeous flowers🌼🌼🌼🌼and RIP Robin Williams 💔 6y
TrishB Great choice 👍 6y
batsy Thoughtful choice. I love this picture. 6y
Cathythoughts @TrishB @batsy thanks Ladies 💕 6y
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rwmg
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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Frightening what could go wrong with our brains. If it does, I hope I have a dr like Oliver Sacks.

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rwmg
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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My kind of cafe

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rwmg
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rwmg
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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Nod!

Avanders Yes! Surprisingly realistic... 7y
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rwmg
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The endnote is too long to quote but is also interesting.

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rwmg
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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Starting with fond memories of the film from about 15 years ago, when it seemed to be on TV at least once a month.

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Kapitelweise
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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"Macht der Gewohnheit und Widerstand gegen Veränderung [...]. Denn hier sind wir gezwungen, die tiefsten, dunkelsten und furchterregensten Seiten unseres Selbst zu erforschen - die Seiten, die wir allzugerne verleugnen oder übersehen möchten. Die am schwersten in Gedanken oder Worte zu fassenden Gedanken sind die, welche diesen verbotenen Bereich streifen und in uns die stärksten Verleugnungen und die tiefsten Einsichten wieder-erwecken."

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Cookierooks
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Duh

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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I found the first part very rough going, with a lot of medical jargon. But then the case histories are so interesting and beautiful, and then some of the last chapters are again more medical, but not so hard to understand any more. I now desperately want to see the De Niro-Williams movie again!

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8leagueboot
Awakenings | Oliver Sacks
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I had a glass of sangria with a friend last night and, after we parted ways, decided that was the right time to go look at books. Whoops?