Winifred Gallagher\'s books include How the Post Office Created America , House Thinking , Just the Way You Are (a New York Times Notable Book), Working on God , The Power of Place , Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life , and New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change .
She lives in upstate New York..
She has written for numerous publications, such as The Atlantic Monthly , Rolling Stone , and The New York Times .
Winifred Gallagher\'s books include How the Post Office Created America , House Thinking , Just the Way You Are (a New York Times Notable Book), Working on God , The Power of Place , Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life , and New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change