About the Book: Gratitude: Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks died in August 2015 at his home in Greenwich Village, surrounded
by his close friends and family. He was 82. He spent his final days doing what
he loved: playing the piano, swimming, enjoying smoked salmon-and writing . . .
As Dr Sacks looked back over his long, adventurous life his final thoughts were
of gratitude. In a series of remarkable, beautifully written and uplifting
meditations, in Gratitude Dr Sacks reflects on and gives thanks for a life well
lived, and expresses his thoughts on growing old, facing terminal cancer and
reaching the end. I cannot pretend I