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Nov 30, 2017
In a way it's a bit silly to review a Sacks title- everybody remotely interested in psychology knows Sacks, and non-psychology buffs aren't interested. Sacks is a known- you like well-written engaging psychology popularization with human interest, or you don't. This title extends the formula into the subject of human vision. Like any complex system, its failures are complex, and often grotesque. That sustains interest even when one isn't actually learning much (one blind person has a completely different interior world/visualization than another... so...what?). And as another reviewer noticed, his discussion of his own vision was a bit more overdone. But these are quibbles- it's excellent, and the bibliography and discussion of a few famous titles alone make it worth at least browsing through. Touching the Rock is one classic i was glad to be reminded of. Now that he's "gone ahead", as the Irish say, we've lost a great educator. (And Temple Grandin has lost her entire PR department!)