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Wayfinding : The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World by M R O'Connor; OverDrive, Inc is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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"O'Connor talked to just the right people in just the right places, and her narrative is a marvel of storytelling on its own merits, erudite but lightly worn. There are many reasons why people should make efforts to improve their geographical literacy, and O'Connor hits on many in this excellent book—devouring it makes for a good start." —Kirkus ReviewsAt once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human.In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision—especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world without maps or instruments. O'Connor goes to the Arctic, the Australian bush and the South Pacific to talk to masters of their...

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Author

M R O'Connor; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250096968

Category

science

Subjects

Anthropology, History, Medical

Rating

4.4 / 5 (163 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14