{"product_id":"awakenings-1","title":"Awakenings","description":"The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I—and their return to the world after decades of “sleep.” • From the distinguished neurologist and the bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\n\n“One of the most beautifully composed and moving works of our time.\" —The Washington Post\n\nAwakenings—which inspired the major motion picture starring Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams—is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave them the then-new drug L-DOPA, which had an astonishing, explosive, \"awakening\" effect. Dr. Sacks recounts the moving case histories of his patients, their lives, and the extraordinary transformations which went with their reintroduction to a changed world.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0375704051\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0375704051.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sacks, Oliver\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41391456747578,"sku":"DBV.0375704051.A","price":5.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0375704051-0_d7241f0a-58e2-47e3-8823-c0b2c9a6e9b0.jpg?v=1777916021","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/awakenings-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}