{"title":"Alexandra Horowitz","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlexandra Horowitz offers a captivating blend of science and storytelling, inviting readers to explore the world through the eyes of dogs and keen observation. Her books delve into animal cognition and the richness of everyday experience, making complex ideas accessible and engaging to both adults and young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether wandering through city streets or embarking on curious journeys, Horowitz’s works beautifully bridge travel, adventure, and the natural world. 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By smelling, tapping into this sensory resource that we have but that we largely ignore, the dog has become an informant. To a dog, there is no such thing as ‘fresh air.’ Every gulp of air is full of information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeing a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, Horowitz, a research scientist in the field of dog cognition, explores what the nose knows as never done before by taking an imaginative leap into what it is like to be a dog. Under the tutelage of her family dogs, Finnegan and Upton, Horowitz sets off on a quest to make sense of scents, combining a personal journey of smelling with a tour through the cutting edge and improbable science behind the olfactory abilities of the dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom revealing the spectacular biology of the dog nose, to following a tracking dog being put through his paces and trying herself to become a better smeller, Horowitz covers the topic of noses – both canine and human – from surprising, novel, and always fascinating angles. As we come to understand how rich, complex, and exciting the world around us appears to the canine nose, Horowitz changes our perspective on dogs forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will finish this book feeling that they have glimpsed or sensed or smelled into the fourth dimension, literally breaking free of their human constraints and understanding smell as never before; that they have, for however fleetingly, been a dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542917959916,"sku":"9781471159923","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21822543482711.jpg?v=1749724800"},{"product_id":"inside-of-a-dog-young-readers-edition-by-alexandra-horowitz-9781481450942","title":"Inside of a Dog -- Young Readers Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an animal behaviourist and dog enthusiast comes an adorable, “engaging, and comprehensive” (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) guide to understanding how our canine friends see the world based on the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eInside of a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e—now adapted for a younger audience!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWant to know what dogs are thinking? 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The answers will surprise and delight you as cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. \u003cem\u003eInside of a Dog\u003c\/em\u003e is a fresh look at the world of dogs—from the dog's point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn clear, crisp prose, Horowitz introduces the reader to dogs' perceptual and cognitive abilities and then draws a picture of what it might be like to be a dog. What's it like to be able to smell not just every bit of open food in the house but also to smell human emotions and even the passage of time? What is it like to have such good hearing that they notice the bodily vibrations of insects and the hum of a fluorescent light?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHorowitz’s engaging narrative allows us to replace our urge to anthropomorphise dogs with a true understanding of the canine experience. What’s it like to use your mouth as a hand? How does a tiny dog manage to play successfully with a Great Dane? Why must a person on a bicycle be chased?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis fully revised and updated edition also reflects the latest findings on canine perception, dogs' understanding of our emotions and of our language, and the evolving story of domestication. Some discoveries are not only informative but curiously amusing, such as dogs' asymmetrical nostril use and their alignment with the earth’s magnetic field when pooing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46841545556204,"sku":"9781398557369","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/fe42e95f7452e73559eff361cb895d74.jpg?v=1758754520"},{"product_id":"on-looking-by-alexandra-horowitz-9781439191262","title":"On Looking","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eInside of a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, this \"elegant and entertaining\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) explanation of how humans perceive their environments \"does more than open our eyes...opens our hearts and minds, too, gently awakening us to a world--in fact, many worlds--we've been missing\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOn Looking\u003c\/i\u003e, Alexandra Horowitz shows us how to see the spectacle of the ordinary--to practice, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle put it, \"the observation of trifles.\" Structured around a series of eleven walks the author takes, mostly in her Manhattan neighbourhood, \u003ci\u003eOn Looking\u003c\/i\u003e features experts on a diverse range of subjects, including an urban sociologist, the well-known artist Maira Kalman, a geologist, a physician, and a sound designer. Horowitz also walks with a child and a dog to see the world as they perceive it. What they see, how they see it, and why most of us do not see the same things reveal the startling power of human attention and the cognitive aspects of what it means to be an expert observer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePage by page, Horowitz shows how much more there is to see--if only we would really look. Trained as a cognitive scientist, she discovers a feast of fascinating detail, all explained with her generous humour and self-deprecating tone. So turn off the phone and other electronic devices and \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e in the real world--where strangers communicate by geometry as they walk toward one another, where sounds reveal shadows, where posture can display humility, and the underside of a leaf unveils a Lilliputian universe--where, indeed, there are worlds within worlds within worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397954191596,"sku":"9781439191262","price":54.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/67ae3085bebb2c333bd83f3af815b8bd.jpg?v=1773781653"},{"product_id":"inside-of-a-dog-by-alexandra-horowitz-9781416583431","title":"Inside of a Dog","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Every dog owner should have this book.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Oprah Winfrey, \u003cem\u003eThe Oprah Podcast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED!\u003c\/strong\u003e The beloved #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller that \"causes one's dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. \u003cem\u003eInside of a Dog\u003c\/em\u003e is a fresh look at the world of dogs—from the dog's point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn clear, crisp prose, Horowitz introduces the reader to dogs' perceptual and cognitive abilities and then draws a picture of what it might be like to be a dog. What's it like to be able to smell not just every bit of open food in the house but also to smell human emotions and even the passage of time? What is it like to have such good hearing that they notice the bodily vibrations of insects and the hum of a fluorescent light? Horowitz's engaging narrative allows us to replace our urge to anthropomorphise dogs with a true understanding of the canine experience. What's it like to use your mouth as a hand? 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