num_pages: 345
description: Drawn to the tiny atoll of Pingelap where the natives are born color-blind, Sacks listens to the islanders describe their world in ways he never thought possible. Other island-hopping adventures include encounters in Pohnpei, Cycad, and Rota.
language: English
title: The Island Of The Colour-blind and Cycad Island
titlecomplete: The Island Of The Colour-blind and Cycad Island
genres: Medical, Psychology, Brain, Neuroscience, Science, Biology, Anthropology, Travel, Medicine, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 4820
places: Pingelap, Guam
publisher: Picador