The Island of the Colour-Blind by Oliver Sacks, Oliver Sacks
The Island of the Colour-Blind

Oliver Sacks, Oliver Sacks

The Island of the Colour-Blind

Oliver Sacks, Oliver Sacks

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nonfiction psychology science adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
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On the South Pacific atoll of Pingelap, Sacks finds that a startlingly high proportion of the population is colour-blind. On Guam, an endemic neurogenerative disease is linked to the island's cycads which form the islanders' staple diet.

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