Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales

From the legendary author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: a volume of essays on everything from primordial life and the mysteries of the brain to the ancient ginkgo and the power of the written word.

"Magical . . . [Everything in Its Place] showcases the neurologist's infinitely curious mind."—People Magazine

In this volume, Oliver Sacks examines the many passions that defined his life—both as a doctor engaged with the central questions of human existence and as a polymath convers...