Musicophilia (Paperback)
Sacks, Oliver (Author)
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£10.99
From the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
Reviews
Fascinating. Music, as Sacks explains, "can pierce the heart directly". And this is the truth that he so brilliantly focuses upon - that music saves, consoles and nourishes us
Daily Mail
An elegantly outlined series of case studies . . . which reveal the depth to which music grips so many people.
Observer
A humane discourse on the fragility of our minds, of the bodies that give rise to them, and of the world they create for us. This book is filled with wonders
The Daily Telegraph
Reviews
Fascinating. Music, as Sacks explains, "can pierce the heart directly". And this is the truth that he so brilliantly focuses upon - that music saves, consoles and nourishes us
Daily Mail
An elegantly outlined series of case studies . . . which reveal the depth to which music grips so many people.
Observer
A humane discourse on the fragility of our minds, of the bodies that give rise to them, and of the world they create for us. This book is filled with wonders
The Daily Telegraph
ISBN (SKU)
9781035068371
Pages
448
Weight
306g
Dimensions
196x130x28
Imprint
Picador
Published
03, September, 2025
Genres
Music & Entertainment
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