--- product_id: 51393518 title: "The River of Consciousness Hardcover – October 24, 2017" brand: "oliver sacks" price: "$69.95" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/51393518-the-river-of-consciousness-hardcover-october-24-2017 store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # The River of Consciousness Hardcover – October 24, 2017 **Brand:** oliver sacks **Price:** $69.95 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The River of Consciousness Hardcover – October 24, 2017 by oliver sacks - **How much does it cost?** $69.95 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/51393518-the-river-of-consciousness-hardcover-october-24-2017) ## Best For - oliver sacks enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted oliver sacks brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The River of Consciousness Hardcover – October 24, 2017 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OKVbKP1pL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An intellectuall challenge *by G***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2019* An amazing book by an amazing mind. I was so impressed by Sack’s grasp on scientific history. He was able to site works from the 17th century as well as state of the art scientific discovery. Paraphrasing: humans tend to forget experiences that don’t work in story (or theory). It may be one reason religion has such a hold on humans, because it gives story to experiences. Observations (made so eloquently in the late 1800s are largely forgotten by mankind; unless there was a theory that included the observations. Darwin, made such a splash because he provided a theory behind the observations - evolution. Science strives to validate the story through observation and through verification through extrapolation or interpolation. So that when all the “points” (or trials) “fit” the theory it is deemed true. Sack’s description of the history scientific progress being a kin to a mountain climber’s ascent of a mountain was also valuable. He didn’t see, Newton’s work, for example, being replaced by Einstein’s work on relativity; but rather Newton’s work was a picture at a given elevation - perfect in it’s description of the landscape; but one that at a higher elevation, as the ascent progressed, the landscape would look different. He saw historians as looking at the climb after the “trial and error” attempts at climbing the mountain, looking at the “royal climb” devoid for the most part of the trial and error - and countless false attempts and rouge routes. I’m struck by two things: modern day man’s relative lack of curiosity and our inattentiveness to the natural world. Instead we seem fixated on technology and the superficial. This doesn’t seem to bode well as the natural world gives insights to adaptations made over billions of years. There is SO much to be learned in the evolution that has proceeded.And this just scratches the surface of the insights to be gained into consciousness there is in this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wide-ranging writings from a wide-ranging mind *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 27, 2017* This essay collection gathers together essays on miscellaneous topics by the late Oliver Sacks. Anyone who has read other books by the neurologist would not be surprised by the range of writings here. There are illuminating chapters on Darwin’s late-age investigations on insectivorous and climbing plants, Freud’s pre-psychoanalysis career in demystifying some of the basic anatomical and neural characteristics of the brain (much of this solid accomplishment has been lost in the drive to debunk psychoanalysis), the neurological characteristics of thinking speed (in which he speculates whether the brains of lightning-fast thinkers like Robert Oppenheimer and Robin Williams are wired differently), especially in Parkinsonian patients, and William James’s thoughts on various “forms” of consciousness that can potentially be accessed by drugs or surgery. I especially liked the final chapter on contingency in scientific discovery in which Sacks discovers anecdotal accounts of important neurological disorders from the 19th century which were forgotten and rediscovered in the 20th. Sacks always emphasized the importance of storytelling and anecdotal evidence, and this attitude is especially valuable in our age of statistics and large-scale data collection. The essay collection here is not as eloquent as some of his other books, but his honesty and intense curiosity for disparate topics comes across as usual. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a Great writer Oliver Sacks was! *by E***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 2, 2022* Mr. Sacks wrote a winner of book! If you want meaning to your life, or just curious of why things are the way they are in our human world this book will take you beyond that !ENE --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/51393518-the-river-of-consciousness-hardcover-october-24-2017](https://www.desertcart.us/products/51393518-the-river-of-consciousness-hardcover-october-24-2017) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*