The Island of the Colourblind

by Oliver Sacks

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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.
  • ISBN10 0330350811
  • ISBN13 9780330350815
  • Publish Date 25 October 1996
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 3 July 2002
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Pan Macmillan
  • Imprint Picador
  • Edition Media tie-in
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 336
  • Language English