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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

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The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment

On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life-all within four hours-Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover.

For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by "stepping to the right" of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by "brain chatter." Reaching wide audiences through her talk at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference and her appearance on Oprah's online Soul Series, Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.

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Author: Ph.D., Jill Bolte Taylor
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Plume
Publication Date: May 26, 2009
Language: English
ISBN: 0452295548
Package Length: 7.8 inches
Package Width: 5.3 inches
Package Height: 0.5 inches
Package Weight: 0.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 295 reviews
 
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5Gave me a greater appreciation for life  Oct 27, 2009
This book was a wonderful read that made me see and apprecaite my body and my brain in a whole new way. Life is stort, and this book is definitely worth your precious time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

5Truly insightful from a range of perspectives  Oct 27, 2009
I checked this book out at the library and ended up buying two to distribute to friends and families. Very insightful on how the brain works, the human spirit, how to care for patients, how important family and friends are, how to support those with strokes, and how to live ones life.

5Interesting and inspiring book  Oct 23, 2009
It's a very interesting and inspiring book. I also recommend listening to Jill's interview with Oprah.

3book review  Oct 22, 2009
I was told by a friend that this book would be a great aid to helping with my mothers stroke. It is a very interesting book, but it deals with a stroke caused by a brain hemmorage. My mom had a stroke due to a small blood clot that was caught very quickly. This book is written well and as I said, was very interesting, but had very little aid for our circumstances. Even though it had a bit of technical stuff in it, it is easy to read and is written more as a biography type noval. I recomend it to people that are interested in how our brains work or might know people that have had a brain hemmorage.

5My Stroke of Insight  Oct 14, 2009
This book is very good for me to know the different functions between left and right brains. The writer's stroke experience was quite impressive.

 
 
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