Iain McGilchrist
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English
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Attention is not just receptive, but actively creative of the world we inhabit. How we attend makes all the difference to the world we experience. And nowadays in the West we generally attend in a rather unusual way: governed by the narrowly focussed, target-driven left hemisphere of the brain.
Forget everything you thought you knew about the difference between the hemispheres, because it will be largely wrong. It is not what each hemisphere does...
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Physical Desc
xxvi, 588 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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English
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"This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain - the place where mind meets matter. Until recently, the left hemisphere of our brain has been seen as the 'rational' side, the superior partner to the right. But is this distinction true? Drawing on a vast body of experimental research, Iain McGilchrist argues that while our left brain makes for a wonderful servant, it is a very poor master. As he shows, it is the right...
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English
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Tawai is a word the Penan of Borneo use to describe their connection to the forest. In this dreamy, philosophical look at life, Bruce Parry (of the BBC's Tribe) explores the different ways humans relate to nature. From the forests of the Amazon and Borneo to the River Ganges, Tawai is a quest for reconnection, providing a powerful voice from the heart of the forest itself.