Thursday, October 29, 2009

Four New Books and Kissinger in a Secret China Mission

I went to the bank to deposit a small amount into the corporate account. On my way back, I found and got “My Lobotomy,” a memoir by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming. Dully underwent a lobotomy surgery performed by Dr. Walter Freeman, when he was only twelve. I also got “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” (Oliver Sacks), “Musicophilia” (Oliver Sacks) and “The Language Instinct” (Steven Pinker). All should be interesting. I understand that Dr. Freeman is the subject of another book, “The Lobotomist.” I’ll get this too. And in “White House Years,” Kissinger is finally about to leave for China in a roundabout way for his secret mission.

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