Acclaimed by "New York Magazine" as "a fascinating and valuable book," this subtle portrait depicts one of the world's great concert artists. In addition to conversations with Claudio Arrau, it features discussions with four of his renowned musical colleagues: Philip Lorenz, Daniel Barenboim, Garric[...]

The bestselling book that asks what dogs know and how they think, now in paperback.
The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human.
Horowitz introduces [...]

From the author of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Inside of a Dog," this "elegant and entertaining" ("The Boston Globe") explanation of how humans perceive their environments "does more than open our eyes...opens our hearts and minds, too, gently awakening us to a world--in fact, many worlds--w[...]

You are missing at least eighty percent of what is happening around you right now. You are missing what is happening in your body, in the distance, and right in front of you. In marshalling your attention to these words, you are ignoring an unthinkably large amount of information that continues to b[...]

As an unabashed dog lover, Alexandra Horowitz is naturally curious about what her dog thinks and what she knows. As a cognitive scientist she is intent on understanding the minds of animals who cannot say what they know or feel. This is a fresh look at the world of dogs -- from the dog's point of vi[...]

Vaikka koira on ollut ihmisen paras ystävä jo kymmeniätuhansia vuosia, emme tiedä, miten koira kokee ja ymmärtää maailman. Koirat sen sijaan tuntuvat ymmärtävän meitä välillä paremmin kuin me itsekään.Käyttäytymistieteilijä ja psykologi Alexandra Horowitz kutsuu lukijan katsomaan m[...]