{"product_id":"presence-the-strange-science-and-true-stories-of-the-unseen-other-9781250278258","title":"Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA psychologist's journey to understand one of the most unusual experiences known to humankind: the universal, disturbing feeling that someone or something is there when we are alone.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese experiences of sensing a \u003ci\u003ePresence\u003c\/i\u003e when no one else is there have been given many names--the Third Man, guardian angels, shadow figures, \"social\" hallucinations--and they have inspired, unsettled, and confounded in equal measure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the contexts in which they occur are diverse, they are united by a distinct and uncanny feeling of visitation by another. But what does this feeling mean, and where does it come from? When and why do presences emerge? And how can we even begin to understand a phenomenon that can be transformative for those who experience it, and yet so hard to put into words? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe answers to these questions lie in this tour-de-force through contemporary psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and philosophy. \u003ci\u003ePresence\u003c\/i\u003e follows Ben Alderson-Day's attempts--as a psychologist and a researcher--to understand how this experience is possible. What is a voice when it isn't heard, and how otherwise do we know or feel that someone is in our presence? Is it a hallucination connected to psychosis, a change in the working of the brain, or something else? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe journey to understand takes us to meet explorers, mediums, and robots, and step through real, imagined, and virtual worlds. \u003ci\u003ePresence\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of who we carry with us, at all times, as parts of ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Alderson-Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.37w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250278258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Ben Alderson-Day\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in Psychology and a Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing at Durham University. A specialist in atypical cognition and mental health, his work spans cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, and child development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40806176653427,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_643140f2-82cd-4c0c-a56b-94f4ba4a707d.jpg?v=1682686931","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/presence-the-strange-science-and-true-stories-of-the-unseen-other-9781250278258","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}