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Author : Stephen A. Goldsmith
Release : 2010-05-01
Genre : Architecture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 31X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis What We See by : Stephen A. Goldsmith
Download or read book What We See written by Stephen A. Goldsmith. This book was released on 2010-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading thinkers offer fresh insight into the workings of vibrant, ecological, equitable communities and their economies.
Author : Peter Mendelsund
Release : 2014-08-05
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 645/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis What We See When We Read by : Peter Mendelsund
Download or read book What We See When We Read written by Peter Mendelsund. This book was released on 2014-08-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading—how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader. “A playful, illustrated treatise on how words give rise to mental images.” —The New York Times What do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melville ever really tell us what, exactly, Ishmael looked like? The collection of fragmented images on a page—a graceful ear there, a stray curl, a hat positioned just so—and other clues and signifiers helps us to create an image of a character. But in fact our sense that we know a character intimately has little to do with our ability to concretely picture our beloved—or reviled—literary figures. In this remarkable work of nonfiction, Knopf's Associate Art Director Peter Mendelsund combines his profession, as an award-winning designer; his first career, as a classically trained pianist; and his first love, literature—he considers himself first and foremost as a reader—into what is sure to be one of the most provocative and unusual investigations into how we understand the act of reading.
Author : Kelsey Oseid
Release : 2017-09-26
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 532/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis What We See in the Stars by : Kelsey Oseid
Download or read book What We See in the Stars written by Kelsey Oseid. This book was released on 2017-09-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, and more. Combining art, mythology, and science, What We See in the Stars gives readers a tour of the night sky through more than 100 magical pieces of original art, all accompanied by text that weaves related legends and lore with scientific facts. This beautifully packaged book covers the night sky's most brilliant features--such as the constellations, the moon, the bright stars, and the visible planets--as well as less familiar celestial phenomena like the outer planets, nebulae, and deep space. Adults seeking to recapture the magic of youthful stargazing, younger readers interested in learning about natural history and outer space, and those who appreciate beautiful, hand-painted art will all delight in this charming book.
Author : Richard Masland
Release : 2021-01-07
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 171/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis We Know It When We See It by : Richard Masland
Download or read book We Know It When We See It written by Richard Masland. This book was released on 2021-01-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spotting a face in a crowd is so easy, you take it for granted. But how you do it is one of science's great mysteries. Vision is involved in nearly a third of everything a brain does and explaining how it works reveals more than just how we see. It also tells us how the brain processes information – how it perceives, learns and remembers. In We Know It When We See It, pioneering neuroscientist Richard Masland covers everything from what happens when light hits your retina, to the increasingly sophisticated nerve nets that turn that light into knowledge, to what a computer algorithm must be able to do before it can truly be called ‘intelligent’. It is a profound yet accessible investigation into how our bodies make sense of the world.
Author : Nigel Daw
Release : 2012-01-19
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 617/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How Vision Works by : Nigel Daw
Download or read book How Vision Works written by Nigel Daw. This book was released on 2012-01-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers all aspects of the visual system from sensory aspects to eye movements, attention, and visual memory in a brief format. Each chapter describes the psychology, followed by where in the brain that aspect is dealt with, the properties of the cells in that area, and what happens if a patient has a lesion or stroke in that area.
