**OWN THIS RARE, FASCINATING, 24-YEAR-OLD COLLECTIBLE,"The Brain," By Richard Restak, M.D. (c1984).

Here Is An Unforgettable, One-Of-A-Kind Odyssey Through The Fascinating World Of The Human Brain. Complete With More Than 150 Full-Color And Black And White Illustrations, This Highly Readable Book Captures The Exciting Spirit Of The PBS Television's 8-Part Series, "The Brain."

Introduction to  The Brain

Weighing less than sixteen hundred grams (three pounds), the human brain in its natural state resembles nothing so much as a soft, wrinkled walnut. Yet despite this inauspicious appearance, the human brain can store more information than all the libraries in the world. It is also responsible for our most primitive urges, our loftiest ideals, the way we think, even the reason why, on occasion, we sometimes don't think, but act instead. The workings of an organ capable of creating Hamlet, the Bill of Rights, and Hiroshima remain deeply mysterious. How is it constructed? How did it develop! If we learn more about the brain, can we learn more about ourselves? Indeed, are we anything other than our brain?

Some of these questions remain unanswered; others ("Is the brain the mind?") may remain forever unanswerable...