Gratitude

By Oliver Sacks

Book Overview

A deeply moving testimony and celebration of how to embrace life. In January 2015, Oliver Sacks was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer, and he shared this news in a New York Times essay that inspired readers all over the world: "I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant feeling is one of gratitude.... Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure." Gratitude consists of four essays that originally appeared in The New York Times , accompanied by a foreword that describes the occasion of each chapter. The foreword is written by Billy Hayes, Oliver Sacks's partner, and Kate Edgar, his long time collaborator.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345811364
• ISBN13: 9780345811363
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Knopf Canada
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.2" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

I am grateful for YOU!!!

The almost final book from an eccentric, beloved human being. Oliver Sacks broke ground when he began to write down his stories of his patients, all different, all interesting, and some just plain odd! He didn't care; he reveled in their uniqueness. He was from an extraordinary family of doctors and inventors and was allowed to experiment with all kinds of things! In this book, he describes how he feels knowing that he is dying of an aggressive form of cancer. To read this small book is to wonder about the world and doing the best to live in the moment.