{"title":"Jackie Higgins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJackie Higgins\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersection of science and human experience, inviting readers to ponder the intricate layers of consciousness and perception. Her works blend thoughtful analysis with accessible language, making complex concepts in \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e resonate deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelving into themes of awareness and cultural reflection, Higgins's books challenge conventional focus and encourage a renewed appreciation for the unseen nuances of life. Readers interested in thoughtful, engaging explorations of mind and culture will find her writing both illuminating and evocative.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sentient","title":"Sentient","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpellbinding . . . More than any other book, \u003cem\u003eSentient\u003c\/em\u003e has made me think differently about the world this year.\u003c\/em\u003e - Financial Times Best Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLyrical and lucid . . . Higgins makes popular science accessible.\u003c\/em\u003e - Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe peacock mantis shrimp can throw a punch that can fracture aquarium walls. The great grey owl can hear many decibels lower than the human ear. The star-nosed mole's miraculous nose allows it to catch worms in as little as 120 milliseconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSentient\u003c\/em\u003e, Jackie Higgins assembles a menagerie of zoological creatures - from land, air, sea, and all four corners of the globe - to understand what it means to be human. 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Or deliberately underexpose an image (Vera Lutter, \u003ci\u003eBattersea Power Station, XI: July 13, 2004\u003c\/i\u003e)? And why photograph a ceiling (William Eggleston, \u003ci\u003eUntitled (Greenwood, Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, 1973)?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy It Does Not Have To Be In Focus\u003c\/i\u003e, Jackie Higgins offers a lively, informed defence of modern photography. Choosing 100 key photographs — with particular emphasis on the last twenty years — she examines what inspired each photographer in the first place, and traces how the piece was executed. In doing so, she brings to light the layers of meaning and artifice behind these singular works, some of which were initially dismissed out of hand for being blurred, overexposed or 'badly' composed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover why Gillian Wearing's \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait at 17 Years Old\u003c\/i\u003e is not the straightforward photobooth snap that it first appears to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind out what lies behind Hiroshi Sugimoto's decision to use a 19th-century large-format camera for his work — an apparently perverse choice, given his intention to throw the images it creates out of focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore what prompted Richard Prince to begin photographing existing photographs — an act that saw him pilloried by some critics for lazily profiting from other people's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe often controversial images in this book play with our expectations of a photograph, our tendency to believe that it is telling us the unadorned truth. 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