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My stroke of insight author jill bolte taylor on ambition. This talk was presented at an official ted conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page. My stroke of insight taylor, jill bolte 9780452295544. It appeared to be as interesting as i expected, so id like to share it with you.
Mar 19, 2009 the astonishing international bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientists own stroke led to enlightenment. Books for a better life has awarded my stroke of insight with one of their 2009 book awards. Jill boltetaylor was a 37yearold career womanbrainscientist ten years ago. Her specialty was in the postmortem investigation of the human brain as it relates to schizophrenia and the severe mental illnesses. Jill bolte taylor or experienced her keynote speeches or lectures live or though video ted in february 2008, oprahs soul series aired may 2008, then you know the importance of having a balanced brain. In 1996, at age 37, dr taylor suffered a stroke that left her essentially a helpless infant in a womans body. If you have read my stroke of insight new york times bestseller published by viking in may 2008 by dr. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
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