An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks is a fascinating exploration of the human mind through seven detailed and captivating portraits of neurological patients.

Oliver Sacks, renowned for his blend of scientific rigor and human compassion, takes us into the uncanny worlds of his subjects. These include a surgeon consumed by the compulsive tics of Tourette's syndrome unless he is operating, and an artist who loses all sense of color in a car accident but finds new creative power in black and white.

Among the stories is an autistic professor with a Ph.D. in animal science, who finds the complexity of human emotion so bewildering that she feels "like an anthropologist on Mars."

Through these extraordinary individuals, Sacks explores what it is to feel, to sense, to remember, and to be a coherent self in the world. This book is not just an observation of interesting cases but a profound insight into the nature of human identity and resilience.

Join Oliver Sacks on a journey that challenges our understanding of the human condition and reveals the infinite complexities of the human mind.

In Search of Schrödinger's Cat tells the complete story of quantum mechanics, a truth far stranger than any fiction.

Quantum theory is so shocking that even Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is critically important, providing the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power, no lasers, no TV, and no computers. The science of molecular biology, understanding of DNA, and genetic engineering would be nonexistent.

John Gribbin takes us step-by-step into an ever more bizarre and fascinating place, requiring only an open mind. He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory and investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, superconductors, and life itself.

In a world full of its own delights, mysteries, and surprises, he searches for Schrödinger's Cat—a search for quantum reality—as he brings every reader to a clear understanding of the most important area of scientific study today: quantum physics.