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Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story about Brain Science by John Fleischman mini spotted owl puppet Urges a deeper reading ofAn ALA Notable Children's Book and Best Book for Young Adults Guggenheim Fellow John Fleischman separates fact from legend in this delightfully gruesome tale about Phineas Gage, the man with the hole in his skull. In 1848, Phineas Gage was just a normal man in Cavendish, Vermont, working as a railroad construction foreman when a thirteen pound iron rod shot through his brain. Defying all expectations, he went on to live another eleven years. His