Hallucinations

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(0)
4 star
 
(2)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Language:
English
Also in This Series
More Details
ISBN:
9780307947437
9780307957245
9780307967350
9780307957252
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID5826489f-2325-4bd0-8a03-59a99bfa7acf
Grouping Titlehallucinations
Grouping Authoroliver sacks
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2024-03-29 03:07:46AM
Last Indexed2024-03-29 03:14:20AM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015
author_display
Sacks, Oliver
available_at_catalog
Cary Regional
East Regional
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
West Regional
collection_catalog
Adult Non-Fiction
detailed_location_catalog
Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Remote Storage - Adult Non-Fiction
Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Southgate Community - Adult Non-Fiction
West Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
display_description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The "poet laureate of medicine" (The New York Times) and author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat weaves together stories of mind-altering experiences to reveal what they tell us about our brains, our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination exists in us all. 
"Sacks has turned hallucinations from something bizarre and frightening into something that seems part of what it means to be a person. His book, too, is a medical and human triumph.” —The Washington Post
“An absorbing plunge into a mystery of the mind.” —Entertainment Weekly

To many people, hallucinations imply madness, but in fact they are a common part of the human experience. These sensory distortions range from the shimmering zigzags of a visual migraine to powerful visions brought on by fever, injuries, drugs, sensory deprivation, exhaustion, or even grief. Hallucinations doubtless lie behind many mythological traditions, literary inventions, and religious epiphanies.
Drawing on his own experiences, a wealth of clinical cases from among his patients, and famous historical examples ranging from Dostoevsky to Lewis Carroll, the legendary neurologist Oliver Sacks investigates the mystery of these sensory deceptions: what they say about the working of our brains, how they have influenced our folklore and culture, and why the potential for hallucination is present in all humans.
format_catalog
Book
eAudiobook
eBook
format_category_catalog
Audio Books
Books
eBook
id
5826489f-2325-4bd0-8a03-59a99bfa7acf
isbn
9780307947437
9780307957245
9780307957252
9780307967350
last_indexed
2024-03-29T07:14:20.709Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_catalog
616.89 SACKS
owning_library_catalog
Wake County Public Libraries
owning_location_catalog
Cary Regional
East Regional
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
Southgate Community
West Regional
primary_isbn
9780307947437
publishDate
2012
2013
publisher
Books on Tape
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Cognition disorders
Hallucinations and illusions
Perceptual disorders
title_display
Hallucinations
title_full
Hallucinations
Hallucinations / Oliver Sacks
title_short
Hallucinations
topic_facet
Biography & Autobiography
Cognition disorders
Hallucinations and illusions
Medical
Nonfiction
Perceptual disorders
Science

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
ils:6709625949503East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfERL
ils:6709625819389North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfNOR
ils:6709625568326West Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfWRL
ils:6709627124218Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfLEE
ils:6709625949497Remote Storage - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfLAB
ils:6709625568314East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfERL
ils:6709625568330North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfNOR
ils:6709625568311Southgate Community - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseChecked outSGA
ils:6709625949496Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfNER
ils:6709625949504Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfCRY
ils:6709627167368West Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfWRL
ils:6709625568318Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfSER
ils:6709627297282Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfCRY
ils:6709625949501Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfMID
ils:6709625949505Remote Storage - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfLAB
ils:6709625819390Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfNER
ils:6709625568322North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfNOR
ils:6709625949498Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfSER
ils:6709626209063Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction616.89 SACKS1falsefalseOn ShelfOBR
overdrive:84ae575e-576f-4590-a6e6-8460de966a95-1Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeAudiobookAudio Books2falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online
overdrive:5e8eef3b-890f-470d-8a9d-a0d5b7ae27fc-1Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook2falsetrueOverDriveChecked Out

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
ils:670962BookBooksFirst Vintage Books Edition, July 2013EnglishVintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc2013xiv, 326 pages ; 21 cm
overdrive:84ae575e-576f-4590-a6e6-8460de966a95eAudiobookAudio BooksEnglishBooks on Tape2012
overdrive:5e8eef3b-890f-470d-8a9d-a0d5b7ae27fceBookeBookEnglishKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group2012

scoping_details_catalog

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesLocal Url
ils:6709625949503On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625819389On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625568326On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709627124218On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625949497On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625568314On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625568330On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625568311Checked outChecked outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625949496On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625949504On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709627167368On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625568318On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709627297282On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625949501On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625949505On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625819390On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625568322On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709625949498On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
ils:6709626209063On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue
overdrive:84ae575e-576f-4590-a6e6-8460de966a95-1Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse
overdrive:5e8eef3b-890f-470d-8a9d-a0d5b7ae27fc-1Checked OutChecked Outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse