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Awakenings is a 1973 non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks. It recounts the life histories of those who had been victims of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic. Sacks chronicles his efforts in the late 1960s to help these patients at the Beth Abraham Hospital (now Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing) in the Bronx, New York.
- 1973, revised 1976 and 1991
- 408 (First Edition)
Awakenings. 1973. The classic account of survivors of the encephalitic lethargica and their return to the world after decades of “sleep.” This book was the inspiration for the 1990 film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. Buy Book. Amazon US; Amazon UK; Amazon Canada; Barnes & Noble ; IndieBound; Powell's ; Audible; Topics
Jan 1, 2001 · Awakenings is a 1973 non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks. It recounts the life histories of those who had been victims of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic. Sacks chronicles his efforts in the late 1960s to help these patients at the Beth Abraham Hospital in the Bronx, New York.
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Oct 5, 1999 · Awakenings. Paperback – October 5, 1999. by Oliver Sacks (Author) 747. See all formats and editions. The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I—and their return to the world after decades of “sleep.”.
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Barnes & Noble. Apple. Books A Million. Amazon. Google Play Store. Add to Cart. About Awakenings. The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I—and their return to the world after decades of “sleep.”
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Aug 18, 2015 · — A. Alvarez, The Observer Awakenings — which inspired the major motion picture — is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave ...
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May 29, 2013 · Awakenings. Oliver Sacks. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, May 29, 2013 - Psychology - 464 pages. The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after...
