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| My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey | 
 enlarge | Author: Jill Bolte Taylor
Publisher: Viking Adult
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $13.79
You Save: $11.16 (45%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  176 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0670020745
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.196810092
EAN: 9780670020744
Publication Date: May 14, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Stroke of Insight - audio book January 8, 2009
The book is excellent and packed with information. It is presented in a logical, easy to understand format and Jill Bolte Taylor's voice makes listening pleasureable. She manages to convey the medical information well and her description of what happened to her is facinating to hear in her voice.
My Stroke of Insight January 8, 2009
My Stroke of Insight is one of the best books I've read. It is Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's experience of a stroke... from the inside. I'm entering my final year of the Physical Therapist Assistant program. I will always remember Dr. Bolte Taylor's experience of how health professionals made her feel when she was under their care. I will strive to be a health care provider who will make my patients feel safe and well cared for.
 Stroke of Insight January 6, 2009
This is a fascinating book, which I was eager to read after seeing an article by the author in Scientific American. However, around chapter 15 it begins to sound repetitive and as if she is trying to fill extra pages with...whatever. The tone turns preachy and leaves science behind. However, still worth it up to that point.
 Tedious, fascinating, and weird January 4, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I would give the author herself 5 stars for her journey and her perseverance and being able to overcome severe deficits.
For the book, however, 3 stars is generous, in my opinion. As the daughter of a recent stroke survivor, I found very useful information about how to deal with my mother and how to encourage her, and it also gave me great hope for her continued improvement and recovery. BUT......way too much right-brain writing going on here. "I love my cells" is an actual quote and perfectly illustrates how much of the last third of the book is written. I am glad I read this book and will recommend it to my sisters, but with the suggestion to just to read the middle section.
The first third is tedious, the middle third is fascinating, and the final third is weird.
A must read! January 3, 2009
Dr. Jill is amazing. She's taken what most of us might see as a terrible experience and is changing the world in a positive way. In addition to wriring, she is also a wonderful speaker--because she does both from the heart. This book is especially important for anyone entering the medical field or those who are involved in the heatlhcare of others in any way. This book is a great complement to Pearls of Wellness (Pearls of Wellness 52 Inspirations to Achieve a Peaceful Body, Mind, and Spirit).
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