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At once intimate and inspiring, in this book Susan Barry shares the heartfelt letters through which she and Oliver Sacks became dear friends later in life, laying bare the meeting of two people endlessly compelled by what we know of the world-and its mysteries.

About the Author

Susan R. Barry is professor emerita of biological sciences and of neuroscience and behavior at Mount Holyoke College. She is the author of Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions, named a best book of the year by Amazon and Library Journal, and Coming to Our Senses. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Big Think, Science Friday, FreshAir, and Morning Edition. She lives in Massachusetts.