Neurology and clinical neurophysiology

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly: Collins Modern Classics edition

One of the most remarkable memoirs ever written.

The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who, with his left eyelid (the only surviving muscle after a massive stroke) dictated a remarkable book about his experiences locked inside his body. A masterpiece and a bestseller in France.

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

‘Locked-in syndrome: paralysed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my case, blinking my left eyelid is my only means of communication.’

Then Again

Autobiography of the world-famous, and much-loved, actress.

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