{"product_id":"9780743225038","title":"Inner Navigation: Why We Get Lost in the World and How We Find Our Way","description":"A FASCINATING INVESTIGATION OF HOW WE NAVIGATE THE PHYSICAL WORLD, \u003ci\u003eINNER NAVIGATION\u003c\/i\u003e IS A LIVELY, ENGAGING ACCOUNT OF SUBCONSCIOUS MAPMAKING.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy are we so often disoriented when we come up from the subway? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo we really walk in circles when we lose our bearings in the wilderness? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow -- and why -- do we get lost at all?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this surprising, stimulating book, Erik Jonsson, a Swedish-born engineer who has spent a lifetime exploring navigation over every terrain, from the crowded cities of Europe to the emptiness of the desert, gives readers extraordinary new insights into the human way-finding system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten for the nonscientist, \u003ci\u003eInner Navigation\u003c\/i\u003e explains the astonishing array of physical and psychological cues the brain uses to situate us in space and build its \"cognitive maps\" -- the subconscious maps it employs to organize landmarks. Humans, Jonsson explains, also possess an intuitive direction frame -- an internal compass -- that keeps these maps oriented (when it functions properly) and a dead-reckoning system that constantly updates our location on the map as we move through the world. Even the most cynical city-dweller will be amazed to learn how much of this innate sense we use every day as we travel across town or around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth a scientific and a human story, \u003ci\u003eInner Navigation\u003c\/i\u003e contains a rich assortment of real-life insights and examples of the navigational challenges we all face, no matter where or how we live. It's a book that is as provocative to ponder as it is delightful to lose yourself in. Don't worry: Erik Jonsson will help you find your bearings.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106498920688,"sku":"9780743225038","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743225038_p0.jpg?v=1763633982","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743225038","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}