{"product_id":"a-leg-to-stand-on-9780593311004","title":"A Leg to Stand on","description":"Dr. Oliver Sacks's books \u003ci\u003eAwakenings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e An Anthropologist on Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat \u003c\/i\u003ehave been acclaimed for their extraordinary compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Leg to Stand On\u003c\/i\u003e, it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey when he finds that his leg uncannily no longer feels like part of his body. Sacks's brilliant description of his crisis and eventual recovery is not only an illuminating examination of the experience of patienthood and the inner nature of illness and health but also a fascinating exploration of the physical basis of identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 1984 classic is now available in an expanded edition with a new foreword, written by Kate Edgar, executive director of the Oliver Sacks Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593311004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Oliver Sacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639170199708,"sku":"9780593311004","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7bd5f263-c177-4961-abe3-b6443a38c3cc.jpg?v=1603849146","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-leg-to-stand-on-9780593311004","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}