My Stroke of Insight
by Jill Bolte Taylor
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypsychologicalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections
Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a serious biography, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
About This Book
On the morning of December 10, 1996 Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded in the left side of her brain. A neuroanatomist by profession, she observed her own mind completely deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life, all within the space of four brief hours.
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- Jill Bolte Taylor
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 204
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