MIT Press, January 1991. Cloth. Although the scientific study of the mind has developed rapidly, it has devoted little attention to human cognition understood as everyday lived experience. The Embodied Mind discusses the spontaneous and reflective dimensions of human experience. The authors argue that it is only by having a...... More
Vintage, September 1991. Trade Paperback. Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. "Delightful... More
Princeton University Press, August 2022. Hardcover. From award-winning author and ornithologist Tim Birkhead, a sweeping history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans Since the dawn of human history, birds have stirred our imagination, inspiring and challenging our ideas about science, faith, art, and philosophy. We have..... More
Mariner Books, October 2018. Trade Paperback. Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. Merlin Tuttle knows, and he has stopped at nothing to find and protect them on every continent they inhabit. Sharing highlights from a lifetime of adventure and discovery, Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of..... More
