The island of the colour-blind and Cycad Island
Sacks, Oliver, 1933-1996
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On the South Pacific atoll of Pingelap, Sacks finds that a startlingly high proportion of the population is colour-blind. On Guam, an endemic neurogenerative disease is linked to the island's cycads which form the islanders' staple diet.
Main title:
The island of the colour-blind and Cycad Island / Oliver Sacks.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Picador, 1996.
Collation:
xvii, 345p. : ill., facsims., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.Maps on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-332) and index.
ISBN:
9780330350815 (hbk)
Dewey class:
573599.9996.5919.65599.909
Local class:
919.04599.9
Language:
English
BRN:
144131