Speaker 1: This is the WBZ Book Club. I'm Jordan Rich with Thanksgiving.
Speaker 1: Here a book to recommend by the late doctor Oliver Sachs,
Speaker 1: and it's called Gratitude, as is his quote, I have
Speaker 1: been a sentient, being a thinking animal on this beautiful planet,
Speaker 1: and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.
Speaker 1: Gratitude is a series of essays in which the late
Speaker 1: doctor Sachs reflects on the accomplishments in his life, a
Speaker 1: life soon to come to an end, and much of
Speaker 1: it has to do with how he comes to terms
Speaker 1: and copes with his own death. His point of view
Speaker 1: is definitely distinctive. The final chapter in the book, Sabbath,
Speaker 1: focuses on his young life being raised as an Orthodox Jew,
Speaker 1: severing the ties with his religion when his mother rejected
Speaker 1: him totally when she found out he was gay. Later
Speaker 1: in life, doctor Sachs discovered the positive experience of Sabbath
Speaker 1: and learned to enjoy the quote seventh day of his
Speaker 1: life as well. A neuroscientist who brought hope and healing
Speaker 1: to others throughout his life, this book expresses with eloquence
Speaker 1: what he is going through as his life is coming
Speaker 1: to an End Gratitude by doctor Oliver Sachs, The Book
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