Review

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat BY Oliver Sacks

Reading Oliver Sacks The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and other clinical tales I was overwhelmed at the idea of the perception-of-self illustrated through these stories. Starting from a neurological point of view one is confronted with extraordinary conditions that express the complexity we possess. It is tempting to reduce the complexities …

Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergast

This lengthy account of coffee is actually an easy read despite its 400 plus pages. The scope however may not be exactly what you would expect. In the first part of the book, a world map with big arrows and lots of dates sums up the early history and origins of coffee, it is a bit …

Collapse by Jared Diamond

The ability to discern, responsibility to choose, top-down, bottom-up, and our prisoners dilemma.