The Island of the Colour-blind and Cycad Island

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1997
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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.

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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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Picador
Published: 10 Oct 1997
ISBN 10: 033035082X
ISBN 13: 9780330350822
Book Overview: The book is linked with a series of six 50-minute BBC science documentary programmes on Oliver Sack's case studies which were broadcast in November 1996.

The Island of the Colour-blind and Cycad Island

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