Island of the Colour-blind
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Author(s)Oliver Sacks
PublisherPicador
ISBN / ASIN033035082X
ISBN-139780330350822
Sales Rank2,543,809
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Oliver Sacks travels once again in search of human diversity, to the South Pacific atoll of Pingelap, where he finds that a high proportion of the population is colourblind and investigates the causes and effects of that condition. This book explores the islands, the people and their case studies.