false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172432745m/175202.jpg 175202 3 There are reasons why most humans love the mountains and why the great outdoors can do so much to soothe the urban jitters. Winifred Gallagher explains the inner workings of environmental psychology in <i>The Power of Place.</i> Traveling from northernmost Alaska, where the need to stay indoors for so much of the year takes a heavy mental and physical toll on the locals, to the artificial canyons of Manhattan, Gallagher strips off one civilizing layer after another to reveal the human animal within us, the creature that requires open spaces and clear air to function as it should. If you ever wondered why mountaineers take the risks they do or why Michael Jackson spent all that money on a hyperbaric chamber, Gallagher has the answer. 169253 1993 The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions (P.S.) total:42|5:6|4:13|3:16|2:6|1:1| 42 143 103 8 1 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 20:37:17 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 14:09:21 -0700 2007
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