Waking the Spirit

An Oliver Sacks Foundation Best Book of the Year Selection, Finalist for the Books for a Better Life "e;"e;Best First Booka Award, and a People Magazine Pick in nonfiction.The astounding story of a critically ill musician who is saved by music and returns to the same hospital to help heal othersAndrew Schulman, a fifty-seven-year-old professional guitarist, had a close brush with death on the night of July 16, 2009. Against the oddsaand with the help of musicahe survived: a medical miracle.Once fully recovered, Andrew resolved to use his musical gifts to help critically ill patients at Mount Sinai Beth Israels ICU. In Waking the Spirit, youll learn the astonishing stories of the people hes met along the wayaboth patients and doctorsaand see the incredible role music can play in a modern hospital setting.Schulman expertly weaves cutting-edge research on neuroscience and medicine, as well as what hes learned as a professional musician, to explore the power of music to heal the body and awaken the spirit.

An Oliver Sacks Foundation Best Book of the Year Selection, Finalist for the Books for a Better Life "e;"e;Best First Booka Award, and a People Magazine Pick in nonfiction.The astounding story of a critically ill musician who is saved by music and returns to the same hospital to help heal othersAndrew Schulman, a fifty-seven-year-old professional guitarist, had a close brush with death on the night of July 16, 2009. Against the oddsaand with the help of musicahe survived: a medical miracle.Once fully recovered, Andrew resolved to use his musical gifts to help critically ill patients at Mount Sinai Beth Israels ICU. In Waking the Spirit, youll learn the astonishing stories of the people hes met along the wayaboth patients and doctorsaand see the incredible role music can play in a modern hospital setting.Schulman expertly weaves cutting-edge research on neuroscience and medicine, as well as what hes learned as a professional musician, to explore the power of music to heal the body and awaken the spirit.