Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter’s Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination

"Lots of people think of themselves as “bad with faces.” If you’ve ever mixed up two co-workers or not recognized an old friend, you might put yourself in this category. But as an adult, journalist Sadie Dingfelder realized that she wasn’t just a little bad with faces – she perceived the world profoundly differently from most people around her. (As in, mistaking a stranger for her husband, and an aunt for her mother.) When she realized that these types of mix-ups weren’t particularly common for other people, she embarked on a fascinating (and often hilarious) journey to understand how human perception works. The resulting book is an exploration of the rich, and often downplayed, variety in how people see the world."