{"product_id":"the-power-of-place-how-our-surroundings-shape-our-thoughts-emotions-and-actions-9780061233357","title":"The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre New Yorkers and Californians so different because they live in such different settings? Why do some of us prefer the city to the country? How do urban settings increase crime? Why do we feel better after an experience in nature?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this fascinating and enormously entertaining book, Winifred Gallagher explores the complex relationships between people and the places in which they live, love, and work. Drawing on the latest research on behavioral and environmental science, THE POWER OF PLACE examines our reactions to light, temperatiure, the seasons, and other natural phenomena, and explores the interactions between our external and internal worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gallagher's broad and dynamic definition of place includes mountaintops and the womb, Alaska's hinterlands and Manhattan's subways, and she relates these settings to everything from creativity to PMS, jet lag to tales of UFOs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Full of complex information made totally accessible, THE POWER OF PLACE offers the latest insights into the many ways we can change our lives by changing the places we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGallagher, Winifred:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWinifred Gallagher is the author of \u003cem\u003eHouse Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJust the Way You Are\u003c\/em\u003e (a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book), \u003cem\u003eWorking on God\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Genius\u003c\/em\u003e. She has written for numerous publications, including \u003cem\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Manhattan and Dubois, Wyoming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243618205970,"sku":"9780061233357","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54356039-0514-499c-b6d2-5e83853b0a80.jpg?v=1745868347","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-power-of-place-how-our-surroundings-shape-our-thoughts-emotions-and-actions-9780061233357","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}