Have just dipped in to this, another excellent entry from humanist neurologist Oliver Sacks. This book deals with music and its effect on the brain and by extension on our lives as humans. Sacks has the ability to take you inside states of mind that you might not have been able to imagine before. What puts him a cut above is his passionate humanism. He is always interested in the people he treats, not as clinical subjects, but as complicated and beautiful people with long histories, loves, hates, and deep personalities. His goal is always to free the person from whatever debilitating brain problems they might be experiencing. Here, that is sometimes accomplished with music. The stories are many and varied. Looking forward to a rewarding read.