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An Alchemy of Mind : The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain by Diane Ackerman...
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- Subject
- Philosophy & Social Aspects, Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Neuropsychology
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN
- 9780743246743
- EAN
- 9780743246743
- Subject Area
- Psychology, Science, Medical
- Publication Name
- Alchemy of Mind : the Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Zookeeper's Wife , an ambitious and enlightening work that combines an artist's eye with a scientist's erudition to illuminate, as never before, the magic and mysteries of the human mind. Long treasured by literary readers for her uncommon ability to bridge the gap between art and science, celebrated scholar-artist Diane Ackerman returns with the book she was born to write. Her dazzling new work, An Alchemy of Mind, offers an unprecedented exploration and celebration of the mental fantasia in which we spend our days--and does for the human mind what the bestselling A Natural History of the Senses did for the physical senses. Bringing a valuable female perspective to the topic, Diane Ackerman discusses the science of the brain as only she can: with gorgeous, immediate language and imagery that paint an unusually lucid and vibrant picture for the reader. And in addition to explaining memory, thought, emotion, dreams, and language acquisition, she reports on the latest discoveries in neuroscience and addresses controversial subjects like the effects of trauma and male versus female brains. In prose that is not simply accessible but also beautiful and electric, Ackerman distills the hard, objective truths of science in order to yield vivid, heavily anecdotal explanations about a range of existential questions regarding consciousness, human thought, memory, and the nature of identity.
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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0743246748
ISBN-13
9780743246743
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46589842
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Alchemy of Mind : the Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Neuropsychology
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Psychology, Science, Medical
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"Partly close observation, partly free association, Ackerman's paean turns the inside of our heads into...[something] gorgeous, tender, jewelled."-- The New York Times Book Review, "A love song to the brain...combines flights of lyricism and autobiographical reflection with a cooler, more cerebral amalgam of science, anthropology, psychology, history, and literature." -- Francine Prose, More magazine, "A love song to the brain...combines flights of lyricism and autobiographical reflection with a cooler, more cerebral amalgam of science, anthropology, psychology, history, and literature."-- Francine Prose,Moremagazine, "Partly close observation, partly free association, Ackerman's paean turns the inside of our heads into...[something] gorgeous, tender, jewelled." -- The New York Times Book Review, "A love song to the brain...combines flights of lyricism and autobiographical reflection with a cooler, more cerebral amalgam of science, anthropology, psychology, history, and literature."-- Francine Prose, "More" magazine, "Partly close observation, partly free association, Ackerman's paean turns the inside of our heads into...[something] gorgeous, tender, jewelled."--The New York Times Book Review
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
612.8/2
Dewey Edition
22
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