Books by Alexandra Horowitz
Alexandra Horowitz teaches psychology at Columbia University and is author of Inside of a Dog, a book on the psychology of dogs. Before her scientific career, Horowitz worked as a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster and was on the staff of The New Yorker. She and her husband live in New York City with Finnegan, a dog of “indeterminate parentage and determinate character”
“She lives in New York and walks around her city block with her dog every day, just like millions of people do…She realized that she was missing most of what she saw. So what she did was to walk around her block 11 times with 11 different experts. They point out to her the things that she has been missing. This really fascinated me. When I was doing my map of the stuff I found interesting, if I’d had different companions with me, they would have found totally different things fascinating. So she goes with an artist, a geologist, a doctor. But also, really interestingly, with a kid and with her dog. You know how if you go for a walk with a toddler, it’s so frustrating because they’re just so slow, they’re down on their knees? That frustration is actually the curiosity and enthusiasm and willingness to learn that’s at the heart of all of these projects.” Read more...
The best books on Local Adventures
Alastair Humphreys, Travel Writer
Interviews with Alexandra Horowitz
The best books on The Art of Observation, recommended by Alexandra Horowitz
How much do we take in of the world around us? You can tell a lot more about your surroundings than you realise, if you only know how and where to look, as the psychologist explains
Interviews where books by Alexandra Horowitz were recommended
The best books on Local Adventures, recommended by Alastair Humphreys
Wonderful as it would be to climb Mount Everest or row across the Atlantic, not all of us will get the chance to go on an epic adventure. But that doesn’t mean we can’t go exploring. Alastair Humphreys, the British adventurer, explains the concept of ‘local adventure’ and recommends books that give a feel for what it’s about and why it’s worth pursuing.
