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David64T
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Topic: RIP Oliver Sacks Posted: August 30 2015 at 08:40 |
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/30/oliver-sacks-dies-aged-82-eminent-neurologist-author-awakenings
I found his tome Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (2007) to be a fascinating and illuminating digest of how and why music appeals to us - I think I will be revisiting that book over the next few days and looking into some of his other books when I can. |
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emigre80
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 25 2015 Location: kentucky Status: Offline Points: 2223 |
Posted: August 30 2015 at 08:47 |
^ I've just ordered it online. I have read some of his other works, and followed his writings in the New Yorker. We can ill afford to loss people of his compassion and wisdom.
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Toaster Mantis
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Posted: August 30 2015 at 10:04 |
A damn shame, I've actually been thinking about reading The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat after hearing it quoted from so often on the blog Brainpickings.
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"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
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Raff
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Posted: August 30 2015 at 10:26 |
I knew he was very sick, so his passing does not come as a surprise, but it's still a great loss. A few weeks ago I read one of his articles on the New York Times - about the Sabbath and the importance of taking time off, so very well written and full of wisdom. So sad to think such a man has left us, and so many nasty characters stick around.
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Man With Hat
Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
Posted: August 30 2015 at 15:48 |
RIP
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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