Title:
One square inch of silence : one man's quest to preserve quiet
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Edition:
First Free Press trade paperback edition.
Publication Date:
2010
2009
Publication Information:
New York : Free Press, 2010.
©2009
Physical Description:
ix, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781416559108
Abstract:
Emmy-winning acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton's trek across the United States to find and record the soothing sounds of nature.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Silent thunder -- The quiet path -- Hitting the road -- Urban wilderness -- Endangered quiet beauty -- The earth exposed -- The rocky road to quietude -- Nature's symphony in decline -- Toxic noise -- Seeking Muir's music -- Hundred-mile walk to Washington -- Washington, D.C.
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Language:
English
