{"product_id":"presence-9781250278258","title":"Presence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese experiences of sensing a \u003ci\u003ePresence\u003c\/i\u003e when no one else is there have been given many namesthe Third Man, guardian angels, shadow figures, social hallucinationsand they have inspired, unsettled, and confounded in equal measure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 attem\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528932729175,"sku":"9781250278258","price":23.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250278258.jpg?v=1731873602","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/presence-9781250278258","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}