The most captivating and engaging book that I've read in a very long time. You'll never look at a mirror in the same way again.

Frederick L Coolidge, Professor of Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA

This book is a poetic invitation to explore how mirrors change the way we see. Through 'mirror stories' from science, anthropology, and literature - Narcissus to Shamanic mirrors, it disturbs and estranges us from our familiar relationship to this enchanting object and offers a way to 'look through' rather than at the mirror.

Carey Jewitt, Professor of Learning and Technology, University College London, UK

This book is an insightful guide to seeing some hidden aspects of our everyday thinking through mirrors. A thoughtful journey from Anthropology to Philosophy, from Mongolia to Siberia, where mirrors are taken as an opportunity to rethink the question of selfhood and the way they affect human perception and cognition

Claudio Paolucci, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Bologna, Italy