{"product_id":"where-we-meet-the-world-ashley-ward-9781541600850","title":"Where We Meet the World: The Story of the Senses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling story of how our senses evolved and how they shape our encounters with the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Our senses are what make life worth living. They allow us to appreciate a sip of an ice-cold drink, the sound of laughter, the touch of a lover. But only recently have incredible advances in sensory biology given us the ability to understand how and why our senses evolved as they have. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWhere We Meet the World\u003c\/i\u003e, biologist Ashley Ward takes readers on a breathtaking tour of how our senses function. Ward looks at not only the five major senses--vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch--but also a host of other senses, such as balance and interoception, the sense of the body's internal state. Drawing on new research, he explores how our senses interact with and regulate each other, and he uncovers what we can learn from how other animals--and even bacteria--encounter the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Full of warmth and humor, \u003ci\u003eWhere We Meet the World \u003c\/i\u003eshows how new insights in biology transform our understanding of the relationship between ourselves and our environment, revealing the vibrancy--and strangeness--of both. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashley Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541600851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541600850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023 pg. 4","brand":"Ashley Ward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071632109823,"sku":"9781541600850","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2832ed65-e3d9-47da-b3c1-f758db57a695.jpg?v=1685437255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-we-meet-the-world-ashley-ward-9781541600850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}