Good Read: Oaxaca Journal, Oliver Sacks

[learnteach]

National Geographic Directions has published in its "The Literary Travel Series" a wonderful, short volume by Oliver Sacks (The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Musicophila) about a trip he took to Oaxaca, Mexico. He went with a group from the AFA (American Fern Association), an erudite group, and they explored the world of biology, and through it the basis of civilization, the persistence of memory, the outward facing life of the culture there, and the general broadening of the mind that travel brings.

It's a wonderful trip, and I recommend it. I bought it at the Bookstore Santa Cruz, and you're welcome to borrow the book for me.

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[gatcat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recommend! The Man Who Mistook is wonderful...unfortunately, I haven't seen my volume since the 80's. I'll look this new one up forthwith.

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