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The nature fix : why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative

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2018

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Title:	The nature fix : why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative
Author:	Williams, Florence, 1967- author.
Edition:	Norton paperback.
Format:	Book
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. ©2017
Description:	xii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary:	An investigation into the restorative benefits of nature draws on cutting-edge research and the author's explorations with international nature therapy programs to examine the relationship between nature and human cognition, mood, and creativity. --Publisher.
Subjects:	Nature -- Psychological aspects. Environmental psychology. Creative ability.
Other Title:	Why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative
Contents:	Introduction : the cordial air -- Looking for nature neurons. The biophilia effect ; How many neuroscientists does it take to find a stinking milkvetch? -- Nearby nature : the first five minutes. The smell of survival ; Birdbrain ; Box of rain -- Five hours a month. You may squat down and feel a plant ; Garden of Hedon ; Rambling on -- Backcountry brain. Get over yourself : wilderness, creativity and the power of awe ; Water on the brain ; Please pass the hacksaw -- The city in a garden. Nature for the rest of us.
ISBN	9780393355574

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