{"product_id":"new-winifred-gallagher-9780143123743","title":"New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of how humans respond to novelty from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRapt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy are we attuned to the latest headline, diet craze, smartphone, and fashion statement? Why do we relish a change of scene, eye attractive strangers, and develop new interests? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow a crawling baby around and you'll see that right from the beginning, nothing excites us more than something new and different. Our unique human brains are biologically primed to engage with and even generate novelty. This \"neophilia\" has enabled us to thrive in a world of cataclysmic change, but now we confront an unprecedented deluge of new things--one that shows no sign of slowing. In \u003ci\u003eNew\u003c\/i\u003e acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher, using cutting-edge research and interviews with countless experts, shows us how we can use our adaptive gift to navigate more skillfully through our rapidly changing world by focusing on the new things that really matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Winifred Gallagher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143123742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143123743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Winifred Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897996435711,"sku":"9780143123743","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f97acbea-3180-40e5-a8d3-56a21a531ab0.jpg?v=1721375252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-winifred-gallagher-9780143123743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}