Título:
Life in five senses [large print] : how exploring the senses got me out of my head and into the world
Autor Pessoal:
GVPL_EDITION:
First large print edition.
Data de Publicação:
2023
GVPL_PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Random House Large Print, [2023]
Descrição Física:
xiv, 335 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780593743904
Resumo:
Drawing on cutting-edge science, philosophy, literature and her own efforts to practice what she learns, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project offers profound insights and practical suggestions for heightening our senses and using our powers of perception to live richer lives.
Conteúdos:
Seeing what was missing -- Coming to my senses -- Seeing : the voluptuousness of looking, or why no one notices the gorilla -- Hearing : snow on water, or how silence can be noisy -- Smelling : the fragrance of hot sun, or why "unscented" is a scent -- Tasting : the taste of the tea and the cake, or why Ketchup is magic -- Touching : my brain out on my fingers, or why holding this stone is lucky -- Onward : the chief inlets of soul, or how the body can minister to the spirit (and vice versa) -- Epilogue: Wider than the sky -- Try this at home : a five-senses jump-start -- Further resources -- List of works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Linguagem:
Inglês