{"product_id":"the-voices-within-charles-fernyhough-9780465096800","title":"The Voices Within: The History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves","description":"\u003cb\u003eA luminous exploration of the nature of thoughts, from daydreams to the voices in our heads\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the moment you caught sight of this book, what were you thinking? Was your thought a stream of sensations? Or was it a voice in your head? Did you ask yourself, \"I wonder what that's about?\" Did you answer? And what does it mean if you did? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When someone says they hear voices in their head, they are often thought to be mentally ill. But, as Charles Fernyhough argues in \u003ci\u003eThe Voices Within\u003c\/i\u003e, such voices are better understood as one of the chief hallmarks of human thought. Our inner voices can be self-assured, funny, profound, hesitant, or mean; they can appear in different accents and even in sign language. We all hear them-and we needn't fear them. Indeed, we cannot live without them: we need them, whether to make decisions or to bring a book's characters to life as we read. Studying them can enrich our understanding of ourselves, and our understanding of the world around us; it can help us understand the experiences of visionary saints, who might otherwise be dismissed as schizophrenics; to alleviate the suffering of those who do have mental health problems; and to understand why the person next to us on the subway just burst out laughing for no apparent reason. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether the voices in our heads are meandering lazily or clashing chaotically, they deserve to be heard. Bustling with insights from literature, film, art, and psychology, \u003ci\u003eThe Voices Within\u003c\/i\u003e offers more than science; it powerfully entreats us all to take some time to hear ourselves think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Fernyhough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465096808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465096800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2016 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017","brand":"Charles Fernyhough","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919807906047,"sku":"9780465096800","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_37c54f90-38ac-4241-8eec-2bdcb63d6262.jpg?v=1680812027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-voices-within-charles-fernyhough-9780465096800","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}