{"product_id":"b0871kw5z5","title":"A Leg to Stand On","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr. Oliver Sacks' books  Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars , and the best-selling  The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat  have been acclaimed for their extraordinary compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders. In  A Leg to Stand On , it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey when he finds that his leg uncannily no longer feels like part of his body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSacks's brilliant description of his crisis and eventual recovery is not only an illuminating examination of the experience of patienthood and the inner nature of illness and health but also a fascinating exploration of the physical basis of identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePLEASE NOTE: Some changes have been made to the original manuscript with the permission of Oliver Sacks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52834565292248,"sku":"YSL56348","price":8.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/41yUKhwCKiL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793260337","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b0871kw5z5","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}