The Island of the Colourblind
Douban
ISBN: 9780330350822
author:
Oliver Sacks
publishing house:
Picador
publication date: 1997
-10
price: USD 15.82
number of pages: 336
overview
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.