Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets

by Luke Dittrich

Book Overview

"Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King"* in this propulsive, haunting journey into the life of the most studied human research subject of all time, the amnesic known as Patient H.M. For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes a story that has much to teach us about our relentless pursuit of knowledge. Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award - Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812982525
• ISBN13: 9780812982527
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 8.0"