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Author: Colin Ellard
Published: 2009
 

The subtitle of the book is "Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, but Get Lost in the Mall". As someone who can get lost in a well lit room, the subject matter was of great interest.
 

The author asserts that modern humans have lost much of their navigational abilities with dire consequences, however two-thirds through the book, the focus seems to be lost. The connection between awareness of space and environmental destruction seems tenuous, or at least behavior that has been exhibited since we started making tools.
 

My hope for tips on finding my car at the mall were dashed. I'll just have to pay more attention.