{"product_id":"mind-wide-open-steven-johnson-9780743241663","title":"Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this nationally bestselling, compulsively readable account of what makes brain science a vital component of people's quest to know themselves, acclaimed science writer Steven Johnson subjects his own brain to a battery of tests to find out what's really going on inside.\u003c\/b\u003e He asks: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we \"read\" other people? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the neurochemistry behind love and sex? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does it mean that the brain is teeming with powerful chemicals closely related to recreational drugs? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy does music move us to tears? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere do breakthrough ideas come from? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Johnson answers these and many more questions arising from the events of our everyday lives. You do not have to be a neuroscientist to wonder, for example, why do you smile? And why do you sometimes smile inappropriately, even if you don't want to? How do others read your inappropriate smile? How does such interplay occur neurochemically, and what, if anything, can you do about it? \u003cbr\u003e Fascinating and rewarding, \u003ci\u003eMind Wide Open\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to brain buffs, self-obsessed neurotics, barstool psychologists, mystified parents, grumpy spouses, exasperated managers, and anyone who enjoys speculating and gossiping about the motivations and behaviors of other human beings. Steven Johnson shows us the transformative power of understanding brain science and offers new modes of introspection and tools for better parenting, better relationships, and better living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743241665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743241663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.66w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2005 pg. 24","brand":"Steven Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045664059647,"sku":"9780743241663","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3beeebe8-acf8-4a85-a524-9c1be32beb3d.jpg?v=1684980016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mind-wide-open-steven-johnson-9780743241663","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}