{"product_id":"reaching-down-the-rabbit-hole-by-dr-allan-ropper-9781805463221","title":"Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpdated and revised edition, with a new epilogue and interview with Michael J Fox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEngagingly written, informative, often funny\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cspan\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHas the hard-boiled style of a Raymond Chandler novel\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cspan\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThink Oliver Sacks meets Gregory House, with a sprinkling of a hypochondriac's worst nightmare\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cspan\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this gripping and illuminating book, Dr Allan Ropper reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the life-altering afflictions that he and his staff are confronted with at the Neurology Unit of Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike Alice in Wonderland, Dr Ropper inhabits a place where absurdities abound: a sportsman who starts spouting gibberish; an undergraduate who suddenly becomes psychotic; a mother who has to decide whether a life locked inside her own head is worth living. How does one begin to treat such cases, to counsel people whose lives may be changed forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDr Ropper answers these questions by taking the reader into a world where lives and minds hang in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854801653996,"sku":"9781805463221","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/91c4cad0e0407b89f5978b587ef0aa80.jpg?v=1759264880","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/reaching-down-the-rabbit-hole-by-dr-allan-ropper-9781805463221","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}