The Power of Place - by Winifred Gallagher (Paperback)

About the Book

A fascinating and enormously entertaining book that explores the complex relationships between people and the places in which they live, work, and enjoy. A revealing look at the power that place holds over the way we live our lives.

Book Synopsis

Are New Yorkers and Californians so different because they live in such different settings? Why do some of us prefer the city to the country? How do urban settings increase crime? Why do we feel better after an experience in nature?

In this fascinating and enormously entertaining book, Winifred Gallagher explores the complex relationships between people and the places in which they live, love, and work. Drawing on the latest research on behavioral and environmental science, THE POWER OF PLACE examines our reactions to light, temperatiure, the seasons, and other natural phenomena, and explores the interactions between our external and internal worlds.

Gallagher's broad and dynamic definition of place includes mountaintops and the womb, Alaska's hinterlands and Manhattan's subways, and she relates these settings to everything from creativity to PMS, jet lag to tales of UFOs.

Full of complex information made totally accessible, THE POWER OF PLACE offers the latest insights into the many ways we can change our lives by changing the places we live.

Review Quotes

""The Power of Place is first-rate and alarmingly fresh. So far as I know, it is a brand new vision of how we are affected by how and where we live. A wonderful book."-- Jim Harrison, author of "Dalva"Engrossing."-- "New York Times"Ricly textured and intriguing."-- "Kirkus Reviews"Got some problems? Think that moving to a more compatible place is 'running away'? Read this intriguing and well-researched book. Call U-Haul."-- Tom Cahill, author of "Pecked to Death by Ducks"Entertaining and convincing."-- "Booklist (starred)