And Other Aspects of the Extended Mind

The Sense Of Being Stared At

A unique psychological science book from Rupert Sheldrake, ground-breaking scientist and author of Dogs That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home.

You will certainly never take the miracle of the senses for granted again

Sheldrake uses many case studies, along with scientific theory, to support his research, and the result is, quite literally, mind-expanding

Dr Rupert Sheldrake continues to chart a new course in our understanding ...The application of this understanding has the potential to heal our world

[Sheldrake's] genius lies in his taking well-attested anecdotal phenomena like telepathy, the sense of being stared at and anticipating alarm calls, then puts them to the scientific test. In doing so his work not only extends - indeed stretches - the mind, it extends science in a new and creative direction.

David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network Review

Dr Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than eighty scientific papers and ten books. A former Research Fellow of the Royal Society, he studied natural sciences at Cambridge University where he took a PhD in biochemistry, and philosophy at Harvard University, where he was Frank Knox Fellow. He was Director of Studies in cell biology and biochemistry at Clare College, Cambridge, where he was also a Fellow. 
 
He has appeared in many TV programs in Britain and overseas, and has taken part in BBC and other radio programmes. He has written for newspapers such as the Guardian, where he had a regular monthly column, The Times, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and Sunday Times, and has contributed to a variety of magazines, including New Scientist, Resurgence, the Ecologist and the Spectator. He is currently a Fellow of the Institute of Noetic Sciences near San Francisco and he lives in London with his wife and two sons.

Have you ever had a premonition, the feeling of being watched, or a telepathic experience? Renowned biologist Rupert Sheldrake explores the intricacies of the mind and discovers that our perceptive abilities are stronger than many of us could have imagined.

Rupert Sheldrake

Delightful . . . this book will turn our understanding of animals inside out

Wonderful . . . splendid and thought-provoking

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs

And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals

Many people who have ever owned a pet will swear that their dog or cat or other animal has exhibited some kind of behaviour they just can't explain. How does a dog know when its owner is returning home at an unexpected time? 
 
Filled with captivating stories and thought-provoking analysis, Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home is a groundbreaking exploration of animal behaviour that will profoundly change the way we think about animals, and ourselves. After five years of extensive research involving thousands of people who own and work with animals, Rupert Sheldrake conclusively proves what many pet owners already know - that there is a strong connection between humans and animals that lies beyond present-day scientific understanding.

Rupert Sheldrake

Praise for Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home

Delightful . . . this book will turn our understanding of animals inside out

Wonderful . . . splendid and thought-provoking

Books by Rupert Sheldrake

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