【Case-studies of the Bizarre & Fascinating】 Thus does Dr. Sacks begin his investigation into some of the more interesting & perplexing mysteries of the mind that he has encountered in his time as a neurologist.!! He weaves his tales of his subjects - not really patients in most cases - and offers up historical and personal observations as to what might lurk behind these manifestations.***** He visits with each one, giving us a background on them as people, and on their condition. You get to know not only the condition of the patient but their history - anything that might have led up to the problem, or might have been affected by it.!! The painter who lost his ability to see color was profoundly affected - he could no longer paint what he saw because his vision was relegated to black, white and 'dirty' - anything in between. Virgil, who was blind since he was a young boy, has his cataracts removed to find out that his brain isn't ready to see again - and struggles with whether he was better off in a 'sightless world'.!! Sacks is a compassionate writer who shows off the person as well as the disease.☆☆☆☆☆ While he is excellent at describing his personal observations of these people and their conditions - making them human and interesting, and also addressing the situations that their conditions present - Sacks can often be difficult to read.... This is my favorite book by Sacks; 'Island of the Colour Blind' is a close second (it was also translated into a fabulous PBS special) and 'The Man who Mistook...' would be third in line. He is certainly among the finest popular medical writers of our time.★★★★★