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The first chapter of Jay Ingram鈥檚 The Burning House (Penguin, 拢6.99,
ISBN 0 14 017878 3) seizes the reader by the lapels. It is about a brain museum
in Washington and might induce a slight queasiness. The book鈥檚
subtitle鈥擴nlocking the Mysteries of the Brain鈥攕eems misleading. It
is about the tricks and impressive feats the brain is capable of, including
dreaming, and the bizarre effects of brain damage. You鈥檙e left feeling
astonished and privileged to have such a marvel in your own skull.