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The Sound Atlas: A Guide to Strange Sounds Across Landscapes and Imagination

The Sound Atlas: A Guide to Strange Sounds Across Landscapes and Imagination

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michaela Vieser, Isaac YuenPublish date:11/11/2025Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Reaktion BooksISBN-13:9781836391104ISBN-10:1836391102UPC:9781836391104Book Category:Music, History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, Acoustics & SoundSize:8.77 x 5.88 x 0.83 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCG4X5RJ0N
Mapping the acoustic onto the human soul, moving meditations on the power and meaning of sound.

Nature writers Michaela Vieser and Isaac Yuen set out in search of sounds beautiful and loathsome, melodious and disturbing, healing, strange, and intimate. The phenomena of sound may be fleeting and evanescent, but the memory of it can open a window into the soul, deepening our connections with time, the environment, and each other. From the edge of the solar system to the crackle of arctic sea ice, from the ancient oracle site of Dodona to the singing pillars of Hampi, each of these thirty-six essays explores stories of sound through the lens of history, science, and culture, stylishly blending fantastical facts and unique anecdotes to create a compelling narrative.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Reaktion BooksISBN-13:9781836391104ISBN-10:1836391102UPC:9781836391104Book Category:Music, History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, Acoustics & SoundSize:8.77 x 5.88 x 0.83 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCG4X5RJ0N
Michaela Vieser is a writer based in Berlin. Her books include the German bestseller Tee mit Buddha. Isaac Yuen is a Hong Kong-Canadian writer. His books include Utter, Earth: Advice on Living in a More-than-Human World.
Publisher: Reaktion Books

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