Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
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Oliver Sacks. (2008). Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Oliver Sacks. 2008. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008.
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“Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind.” —The New York Times
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