Musicophilia, a recent book by Oliver Sacks

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Douglas_MacNeill
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06 Jun 2008, 9:34 am

Oliver Sacks_Musicophilia

Any would-be book reviewers want to submit their
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06 Jun 2008, 10:10 am

I have yet to read it, but it looks similar to a book I read several years ago - This is Your Brain on Music by Danial J. Levitin.

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http://www.amazon.com/This-Your-Brain-Music-Obsession/dp/0452288525/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212764862&sr=8-1

Looks like music psychology is growing increasingly popular.



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06 Jun 2008, 11:17 am

Douglas_MacNeill wrote:
Oliver Sacks_Musicophilia

Any would-be book reviewers want to submit their
judgments on this book?

I read it-liked his other books a bit better.
Previous threads (in which I commented) on this book:
http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt61282.html
http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt48911.html


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