My Stroke of Insight

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Translated by Jürgen Innos

The astonishing bestseller that proves peace is just a thought away

On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty -seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke in her left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life - all within four  hours - Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sence of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover.

For Taylor, the stroke was a blessing and revelation. It taught her that by "stepping to the right" of our left brains, we can all uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by "brain chatter". In "My Stroke of Insight", Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accesible to anyone.

"[Dr. Taylor] brings a deep personal understanding to something she long studied: that the two lobes of the brain have very different personalities." 
 / The New York Times /

"Fascinating ... invaluable .... fearless ... This book is about the wonder of being human."
/Robert Koehler, Tribune Media Services/