Title of Event: MICHAEL PAUL MASON
When: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:00 AM
Location: BOOK T.V., ON C-SPAN 2, Local Cable Station 77, IA 52240
Description: A t.v. broadcast of Live from Prairie Lights from April 25--Michael Paul Mason reads from Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath. Mason is a brain injury case manager, one of an elite group of experts who rush to the scenes of tragic accidents and coordinate care that can last a lifetime. On the road with Mason, we encounter survivors of brain injuries as they struggle to map and make sense of their new worlds. Underlying each of these personal stories is an exploration of the brain and its mysteries. In Head Cases, Mason gives us a series of vivid glimpses into one of the last frontiers of medicine. At once illuminating and deeply affecting, this book echoes the work of both Oliver Sacks and Raymond Carver. Rebroadcast at 8 p.m.CST.
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